Shloka 41
Adhyaya 2 — The Wise Birds
हते च तस्मिन् नृपतौ भगदत्ते नरेश्वरे ।
बहून्यहाऽन्यभूद्युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसैन्ययोः ॥
hate ca tasmin nṛpatau bhagadatte nareśvare / bahūny ahāny abhūd yuddhaṃ kurupāṇḍavasainyayoḥ
เมื่อพระราชาภคทัตตะ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งมนุษย์ ถูกสังหารแล้ว การศึกระหว่างกองทัพกุรุและปาณฑพก็ดำเนินต่อไปอีกหลายวัน
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FAQs
The verse highlights the Purāṇic realism that the fall of a single celebrated leader does not end saṃsāric conflict; collective karma and entrenched enmity sustain warfare beyond individual deaths. Ethically, it implies that reliance on heroic figures alone cannot resolve adharma-driven strife—only a change in causes (motives, dharma, reconciliation) ends the cycle.
This passage aligns most closely with Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita (genealogies and royal histories), a common Purāṇic concern often treated alongside (or as an extension of) the pañcalakṣaṇa framework, rather than Sarga/Pratisarga or Manvantara proper.
On a symbolic level, the slain 'nareśvara' can represent the egoic 'king' (ahaṃkāra) within a system of competing tendencies (Kuru–Pāṇḍava as conflicting guṇa-driven impulses). Even after a dominant impulse is checked, the inner 'war' can persist for 'many days'—suggesting sustained sādhana is required for lasting resolution, not a single decisive event.