Shloka 9
महतकश्नू्णितान् पश्य ये हासन्त महोदधिम् | सुवर्णधारिणा नित्यमवशप्ता द्विजातिना
mahataḥ kṣṇūṇitān paśya ye hāsanta mahodadhim | suvarṇadhāriṇā nityam avaśaptā dvijātinā ||
Arjuna disse: “Vede estes poderosos, reduzidos a cinzas—eles que outrora fizeram pouco do grande oceano. Foram irrevogavelmente amaldiçoados pelo sábio duas-vezes-nascido, Kapila, portador do fulgor dourado constante. Estes são os filhos de Sagara, que vieram até aqui em busca do cavalo do sacrifício e alcançaram o mar; agora jazem como montes de cinza.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical consequence of arrogance and irreverence: even powerful beings who mock or act rashly can be destroyed by the force of dharma embodied in a disciplined sage. It underscores humility before spiritual authority and the moral weight of one’s conduct during sacred pursuits.
Arjuna points out the remains of Sagara’s sons, who had come to the ocean while searching for the sacrificial horse connected with a yajña. They were burned to ashes due to the curse of the Brahmin sage Kapila, and now lie as heaps of ash near the sea.