Shloka 693
निपपात तदा भूमौ किंचित्प्राणो नराधिप: । बलवान शत्रुके द्वारा अत्यन्त घायल किया हुआ शत्रुसूदन राजा शकुनि तत्काल पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा। उस समय उसमें जीवनका कुछ-कुछ लक्षण शेष था
nipapāta tadā bhūmau kiñcit-prāṇo narādhipaḥ | balavān śatruke dvārā atyanta-ghāyala-kṛtaḥ śatrusūdanaḥ rājā śakuniḥ tatkālaṃ pṛthivīpar girāḥ paḍā | tasmin samaye tasmin jīvanasya kiñcit-kiñcil-lakṣaṇaṃ śeṣam āsīt |
Sabi ni Sañjaya: Noon, bumagsak ang hari sa lupa, at tanging bahagyang bakas ng buhay ang naiwan sa kanya. Nadaig ng isang makapangyarihang kaaway at malubhang nasugatan, si Haring Śakuni—na minsang walang-awat na tagapagwasak ng mga kaaway—ay gumuho sa ibabaw ng daigdig. Ipinapakita ng tanawing ito ang bigat ng katarungan sa digmaan: kapwa lakas at katusuhan ay ibinabagsak, at maging ang pinakakinatatakutang tagapagpaandar ng alitan ay nauuwi sa marupok na mga tanda ng paghinga.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the impermanence of power and the moral weight of warfare: even celebrated ‘slayers of enemies’ are subject to downfall, and violence culminates in suffering and vulnerability.
Sañjaya reports that King Śakuni, grievously wounded by a powerful opponent, collapses to the ground with only slight signs of life remaining.