Varaha Purana 137.199: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 199
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
गतासुर्नष्टसंज्ञो वै बाणभिन्नस्तथा हृदि॥ तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं गृध्रं राजपुत्रस्तुतोष ह॥
gatāsur naṣṭasaṃjño vai bāṇabhinnaś tathā hṛdi || taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ gṛdhraṃ rājaputras tutoṣa ha ||
ลมหายใจสิ้นไป สติดับลง และศรได้แทงทะลุหัวใจ ครั้นเห็นนกแร้งนั้นล้มลง พระราชกุมารก็พอพระทัย
Varāha (default per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It demonstrates characteristic Purāṇic compactness in describing death/unconsciousness through stock compounds, valuable for lexical and stylistic comparison across manuscripts.
No new location is introduced; the scene continues at the banyan-associated tīrtha setting previously mentioned.
The verse itself reports an emotional response to violence; ethical evaluation depends on wider context (e.g., protection, necessity), not present in the excerpt.
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