Shloka 186
अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः
शेते विनिहतो वीरो देवेन्द्रेण इवाचल: । जैसे देवराज इन्द्रके द्वारा वज़से मारा गया पर्वत पृथ्वीपर पड़ा हो
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
śete vinihato vīro devendreṇa ivācalaḥ |
Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Nakahandusay ang bayaning iyon, na wari’y bundok na pinabagsak ni Indra. Gayon din si Karṇa—ang dakilang mamamana na minsang nagkaloob ng kawalang-takot sa kanyang mga kasama—ay tinamaan at napatay sa kamay ni Arjuna, at ngayo’y nakahandusay sa larangan ng digmaan.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the tragic certainty of war’s outcomes: even the mightiest fall. By comparing the fallen hero to a mountain struck down by Indra, it highlights impermanence of power and the ethical weight of kṣatriya conflict—valor and generosity do not guarantee survival when destiny and battle converge.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing the report of the battle, reacts to the news that Karṇa has been killed by Arjuna. He describes Karṇa’s body lying on the battlefield, using a grand simile—like a mountain felled by Indra—to convey the magnitude of the loss.