Shloka 523
सुपर्वा पर्वतपतिर्निन्ये वैवस्वतक्षयम् । यह देख जिनके अंगोंकी जोड़ सुन्दर है उन पर्वतराज भगदत्तने झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणके द्वारा रुचिपर्वाको यमलोक पहुँचा दिया
sañjaya uvāca | suparvā parvatapatir ninye vaivasvatakṣayam |
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ପର୍ବତପତି ସୁପର୍ବା ଶତ୍ରୁକୁ ବୈବସ୍ୱତଙ୍କ ଧାମ—ଯମଲୋକ—କୁ ପଠାଇଦେଲେ। ସେହିପରି ସୁନ୍ଦର ସନ୍ଧିଯୁକ୍ତ ପର୍ବତରାଜ ଭଗଦତ୍ତ ଝୁକା ଗାଠଯୁକ୍ତ ବାଣରେ ରୁଚିପର୍ବାକୁ ଯମଲୋକ ପଠାଇଦେଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when warfare is framed within kṣatriya-dharma, its immediate outcome is death and passage to Yama’s realm; the verse underscores the grave ethical weight of violence and the inevitability of mortality.
Sañjaya reports that Suparvā, described as a ‘mountain-lord,’ kills his opponent—figuratively ‘sending’ him to Vaivasvata (Yama), i.e., to the realm of death—during the fighting in Droṇa Parva.