Shloka 22
भीष्मरथाभिमुख्यं — Arjuna’s advance with Śikhaṇḍin; Duḥśāsana’s interception
देवपुत्रसमा: सर्वे शौर्ये शक्रसमा युधि । ऋचछ्या वैश्रव्ं चाति नयेन च बृहस्पतिम्
devaputrasamāḥ sarve śaurye śakrasamā yudhi | ṛcchayā vaiśravaṇaṃ cāti nītena ca bṛhaspatim prajānātha |
三阇耶说道：“他们个个宛如天神之子，光辉灿然。战阵之中，其勇可比因陀罗；富贵之盛，可与俱毗罗争衡；治国之术，甚至胜过布里哈斯帕提。然而，噫，众人之主啊，命运一转，许多伟大的战车武士竟无车可乘；而这些披甲佩珥、戴头巾、颈悬金饰、臂缠金钏的英雄，也被看见如迷惘凡人般四处奔逃。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most splendid and capable—godlike in beauty, wealth, and counsel—can be reduced by the reversals of war and fate. The verse underscores impermanence and the humbling power of circumstance, warning rulers not to rely on pride in power or status.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that many renowned chariot-warriors, though richly adorned and famed for valor and wisdom, have lost their chariots amid the chaos of battle and are seen running about in confusion like ordinary men.