Shloka 29
यस्तं प्रतीपस्तरसा प्रत्युदीया- दाशंसमानो दैरथे वासुदेवम् । सो<शेत कृष्णेन हतः परासु- वतिनेवोन्मथित: कर्णिकार:,जिसने द्वैरथ-युद्धमें विजयकी आशा रखकर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका विरोधी हो बड़े वेगसे उनपर धावा किया, वह शिशुपाल श्रीकृष्णके हाथसे मारा जाकर प्राणशून्य हो सदाके लिये इस प्रकार धरतीपर सो गया, मानो कनेरका वृक्ष हवाके वेगसे उखड़कर धराशायी हो गया हो
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
yas taṃ pratīpas tarasā pratyudīyād āśaṃsamāno dairathe vāsudevam |
so 'śeta kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsu-vatīnevonmathitaḥ karṇikāraḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang sinumang may poot sa puso at sumugod nang ubod-bilis laban kay Vāsudeva, umaasang magwawagi sa tunggalian ng mga karwaheng pandigma—siya’y nakahandusay doon, pinaslang ni Kṛṣṇa, wala nang buhay, na wari’y punong karṇikāra na binunot ng lakas ng hangin at ibinagsak sa lupa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that prideful aggression and hostility toward the righteous—especially toward the Lord’s protective power—leads to inevitable ruin; confidence in one’s strength does not override dharma and divine justice.
A hostile warrior (identified in the Hindi gloss as Śiśupāla) charges at Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) in a chariot-duel, expecting victory, but is killed by Kṛṣṇa and falls lifeless, compared to a karṇikāra tree uprooted by a strong wind.