Shloka 43
धरणीं विविशु: सर्वे वल्मीकमिव पन्नगा: । वे समस्त लोहमुख बाण आपके पुत्र दुःशासनको विदीर्ण करके उसी प्रकार धरतीमें समा गये, जैसे सर्प बाँबीमें प्रवेश करते हैं || ४२ हू ।।
dharaṇīṃ viviśuḥ sarve valmīkam iva pannagāḥ | te samastā lohamukhā bāṇāḥ tava putraṃ duḥśāsanaṃ vidīrya tathā dharaṇyāṃ samāgatāḥ, yathā sarpā valmīke praviśanti ||
三阇耶说道：那些铁尖之箭，在撕裂你的儿子杜沙萨那之后，尽皆没入大地——如群蛇滑入蚁丘。此象更显战斗的无情势头：兵刃完成其事便隐没无踪，而暴力的道德重负却仍压在选择战争之途的人身上。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse does not preach directly; it conveys the ethical gravity of war through stark imagery. Weapons may disappear into the earth after striking, but the responsibility for choosing violence and sustaining adharma remains with the agents and leaders who drive the conflict.
Sañjaya describes a volley of iron-tipped arrows that pierce Duḥśāsana and then sink into the ground, compared to snakes entering an anthill—emphasizing the speed, inevitability, and lethal precision of the battlefield exchange.