Shloka 493
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
तस्मिन् निपतिते वीरे पत्यौ सर्वमहीक्षिताम् । फिर तो समस्त भूपालोंके स्वामी वीर राजा दुर्योधनके धराशायी होनेपर वहाँ बिजलीकी गड़गड़ाहटके साथ प्रचण्ड हवा चलने लगी
tasmin nipatite vīre patyau sarva-mahīkṣitām |
Nang bumagsak sa lupa ang bayaning hari—panginoon ng lahat ng mga pinunong naghahari sa daigdig—tumugon ang kalikasan sa masamang pangitain: umalingawngaw ang kulog na wari’y bagsak ng kidlat, sumiklab ang mararahas na hangin, umulan ng alikabok, at nanginig ang buong daigdig kasama ang mga punò, kagubatan, at kabundukan. Ipinapakita ng tagpong ito na ang pagbagsak ni Duryodhana ay hindi lamang pangyayaring pangdigma, kundi isang mabigat na pagliko ng kapalaran at dharma, na sinamahan ng pagyanig ng sansinukob sa pagguho ng kapangyarihang itinulak ng adharma.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that the fall of a great ruler in a dharma-conflict is not portrayed as a private event; it is framed as a morally significant rupture, signaled by ominous natural disturbances. In epic ethics, such portents highlight the gravity of adharma-driven power and the consequential turning of the world-order when that power collapses.
Vāyudeva describes the moment Duryodhana, the overlord among kings, falls. Immediately, violent wind, thunder-like roaring, dust-storms, and trembling of the earth with its forests and mountains occur—traditional epic omens marking a decisive and catastrophic moment in the Kurukṣetra war.