Shloka 52
Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)
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vasuṃdharādharād bhraṣṭī pañcaśīrṣāv ivoragau | tasya ve parigha-samānā moṭī bhujā gajarājasya pīṭhataḥ adho nipetatuḥ, yathā parvatāt pañca-pañca-mastakau dvau nāgau pṛthivyāṃ patitau ||
ଧରାଧର ସମ ମହାଗଜର ପିଠ ଉପରୁ ଖସି, ପରିଘ ପରି ଭାରୀ ସେଇ ଦୁଇ ମୋଟା ଭୁଜା ଭୂମିରେ ପଡ଼ିଲା—ଯେପରି ପର୍ବତରୁ ପାଞ୍ଚ-ପାଞ୍ଚ ଶିର ଥିବା ଦୁଇ ନାଗ ଖସିପଡ଼ନ୍ତି। ତାପରେ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରାଯୁକ୍ତ, ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିଶାଳ, ମନୋହର କୁଣ୍ଡଳରେ ମଣ୍ଡିତ (ଧଡ଼) ଦେଖାଗଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fragility of bodily power and martial pride: even the mightiest can fall suddenly in war. The vivid simile serves as a moral reminder of impermanence and the destructive unpredictability of violence.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where a warrior’s heavy arms slip and fall from the back of a great elephant, compared to two five-headed serpents tumbling from a mountain—signaling a dramatic collapse or death amid combat.