Shloka 7
समार्गणगुणं चापं छित्त्वा तस्यप महानसि: । निपपात ततो भूमौ च्युत: सर्प इवाम्बरात्,उनकी वह लंबी तलवार दुःशासनके धनुष, बाण और प्रत्यंचाकों काटकर आकाशसे भ्रष्ट हुए सर्पकी भाँति वहाँ पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ी
samārgaṇaguṇaṃ cāpaṃ chittvā tasya mahān asiḥ | nipapāta tato bhūmau cyutaḥ sarpa ivāmbarāt ||
ସେଇ ମହାନସି ତାଙ୍କ ସୁସଂଯୁକ୍ତ ଧନୁଷକୁ—ବାଣ ଓ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟଞ୍ଚା ସହିତ—କାଟିଦେଇ, ପରେ ଆକାଶରୁ ଖସିପଡ଼ିଥିବା ସର୍ପ ପରି ଭୂମିରେ ପଡ଼ିଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the ethics of kṣatriya warfare, victory is often achieved by neutralizing the opponent’s capacity to fight; the verse highlights decisive skill—disarming rather than merely striking—showing controlled, purposeful force within the battlefield code.
Sañjaya describes a combat moment where a mighty sword severs an opponent’s well-strung bow (and its fittings). The sword then drops to the ground, compared poetically to a serpent falling from the sky.