Shloka 116
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
निधन समनुप्राप्तं समासाद्येतरेतरम् । अपने बाहुबलसे शोभा पानेवाले पाँच लाख वीर आपसमें ही लड़-भिड़कर मर मिटे
nidhanaṃ samanupprāptaṃ samāsādya itaretaram | apane bāhubalena śobhā pānevāle pāñca-lakṣa vīrāḥ āpasameṃ hī laḍ-bhiḍkar mara miṭe ||
ارجن نے کہا—اپنے مقدر کے انجام کو پا کر وہ ایک دوسرے سے جا بھڑے۔ اپنے بازوؤں کی قوت کے جلال سے مشہور پانچ لاکھ سورما آپس میں لڑ کر آخرکار سب کے سب مارے گئے۔
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even great strength and worldly glory cannot avert the ripening of destiny shaped by prior deeds; when dharma collapses and passions rule, power turns inward and becomes self-destructive, underscoring impermanence and moral accountability.
Arjuna reports that a vast host of warriors, having come to their fated end, confronted one another and fought among themselves until they were annihilated—an image of internecine conflict culminating in total ruin.