Shloka 51
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
केचिदग्रासिना छिन्ना: पाण्डवेन महात्मना । विनेदुर्भिन्नमर्माणो निपेतुश्चव गतासव:,पाण्डुनन्दन महामना भीमसेनके श्रेष्ठ खड़गकी चोटसे कितने ही हाथियोंके अंग छिन्न- भिन्न हो उनके मर्मस्थल विदीर्ण हो गये और वे चिग्घाड़ते हुए प्राणशून्य होकर धरतीपर गिर पड़े
sañjaya uvāca | kecid agrāsiṇā chinnāḥ pāṇḍavena mahātmanā | vinedur bhinnamarmāṇo nipetuś ca gatāsavaḥ ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—บางพวกถูกปาณฑพผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ฟันด้วยดาบจนขาดสะบั้น จุดสำคัญถูกทำลาย ต่างร้องครวญคราง แล้วล้มลงสู่พื้นดินสิ้นลมหายใจ
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark reality of righteous warfare as conceived in the epic: when battle is joined under kṣatriya-dharma, decisive action brings immediate karmic and physical consequences—life is fragile, and violence, even when duty-bound, is grave and irreversible.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava warrior (contextually Bhīmasena) striking down opponents with his sword; their vital points are shattered, they cry out, and then collapse lifeless on the battlefield.