Shloka 3336
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
पृथिवी निहता सर्वा सहया सरथद्विपा । “उन विद्या और बाहुबलसे सम्पन्न पुरुषसिंहोंने रथ, घोड़े और हाथियोंसहित इस सारी पृथ्वीका नाश कर डाला
pṛthivī nihatā sarvā sahayā sarathadvipā |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang buong daigdig ay nalugmok sa pagkawasak—kasama ang mga kabayo, mga karwahe, at mga elepante—dahil sa mga lalaking tila leon, na may taglay na karunungan at lakas ng bisig.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when warriors possess learning and heroic strength, unchecked violence can culminate in universal loss. The verse highlights the ethical reckoning of war: prowess without restraint can devastate the very world meant to be protected.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes the aftermath and scale of destruction: the earth itself is portrayed as ruined along with the instruments and forces of war—horses, chariots, and elephants—evoking the totality of the conflict’s damage.