Shloka 14
सत्यभामया द्रौपद्याश्वासनम्
Satyabhāmā’s Consolation of Draupadī
बिभेद राजन् वज्ेण भुवि तन्निपपात ह । पतता तु तदा केशी तेन शृज्ञेण ताडित:
bibheda rājan vajreṇa bhuvi tan nipapāta ha | patatā tu tadā keśī tena śṛṅgeṇa tāḍitaḥ ||
ข้าแต่พระราชา อินทราทรงผ่าแยกมันด้วยวัชระ แล้วศิลาแตกกระจายตกลงสู่พื้นดิน ครั้นเคศีกำลังร่วงลงมา ก็ถูกยอดแหลมนั้นกระแทกเข้า
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inevitability of consequences in violent encounters: even in the moment of defeat, a falling adversary can still cause harm. It cautions against complacency and highlights the unpredictable momentum of conflict.
Yudhiṣṭhira narrates a combat episode: someone is cleft ‘like by a thunderbolt’ and falls to the ground; as Keśī falls, he strikes (or is involved in striking) with his horn, indicating a final, dangerous impact during the fall.