Shloka 16
स्त्रीपर्व — गान्धारीविलापः
Strī Parva — Gāndhārī’s Lament over the Fallen
प्रविश्य समरे शूर: पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् | स वीरशयमने शेते पर: सत्पुरुषोचिते,जो शूरवीर समरांगणमें पाण्डवोंकी सेनाके भीतर घुसकर लोहा लेता था, वही आज सत्पुरुषोचित वीरशय्यापर शयन कर रहा है
praviśya samare śūraḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm | sa vīraśayyam āne śete paraḥ satpuruṣocite ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Pahlawan itu yang, memasuki pertempuran, pernah menerobos ke dalam bala tentera Pāṇḍava dan meraih kemasyhuran dengan kekuatan senjata—kini terbaring di atas ranjang pahlawan, tempat persemadian yang layak bagi insan mulia dan benar (satpuruṣa).” Rangkap ini memperhadapkan keganasan medan laga dengan ketenangan maut yang bermaruah, menegaskan bahawa keberanian akhirnya diukur oleh pengakhiran yang terhormat dan cita-cita ‘orang baik’ (satpuruṣa).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal that true valor culminates in an honorable end: the same warrior who was fierce in combat is now portrayed as resting on a ‘vīraśayyā,’ a dignified death-bed suited to a satpuruṣa (noble person). It frames death not merely as defeat but as a moral reckoning of one’s warrior-life.
In the Strī Parva’s lamentation context after the war, the narrator points to a fallen hero: once he penetrated deep into the Pandavas’ battle formation and fought fiercely; now he lies motionless on the warrior’s bed, emphasizing the reversal from action to stillness and inviting reflection on the cost of war.