Shloka 29
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
स पूर्व पितरं श्रुत्वा हतं युद्धे त्वयानघ
sa pūrvaṃ pitaraṃ śrutvā hataṃ yuddhe tvayānagha | niṣpāpa arjuna! me putraḥ surathena pūrvaṃ śrutaṃ yadarjunahastenaiva me pituḥ mṛtyur abhavat | tataḥ paścāt yadā tasya karṇayoḥ samācāraḥ patitaḥ yattvaṃ aśvasya pṛṣṭhataḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ yuddhāya ihāvatīrṇaḥ, tadā sa pituḥ mṛtyu-duḥkhena āturaḥ san prāṇān parityaktavān ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“无垢的阿周那啊，我的儿子苏罗陀早已听闻：我的父亲在战场上死于你手。后来，当他又听到消息，说你追随阿湿婆美陀祭马而来，已至此地，准备交战时，他——因父亲之死的悲痛所压倒——便弃绝了性命。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the lingering moral and emotional aftermath of war: even a righteous victory can generate enduring grief and secondary harms. It implicitly warns that acts done in battle ripple through families and generations, demanding sensitivity and restraint in the exercise of power.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that Suratha, having long known that Arjuna killed his grandfather, later hears that Arjuna has arrived in pursuit of the Aśvamedha horse and is prepared to fight. Overcome by renewed sorrow and agitation, Suratha gives up his life.