त्वाष्ट्रोण निर्मितान्याशु यानि यंत्राणि भारत । तेनोपल निपातेन गतानि तिलशस्ततः
tvāṣṭroṇa nirmitānyāśu yāni yaṃtrāṇi bhārata | tenopala nipātena gatāni tilaśastataḥ
ஓ பாரதா! த்வஷ்ட்ரி விரைவில் செய்த யந்திரங்கள், அந்தக் கற்கள் வீழ்ச்சியால் எள்ளுபோல் துண்டுதுண்டாகச் சிதறின.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Close-up narrative moment: Tvaṣṭṛ’s swiftly made machines—intricate, gleaming—are struck by the boulder-fall and burst into countless tiny fragments, scattered like sesame across the sky.
Even the finest craftsmanship and technology is fragile before overwhelming karmic consequences; humility before higher order is implied.
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