Shloka 15
विमुक्तशस्त्रैश्न तथा व्युपस्करै- हतानुकर्षविनिषड्रबन्धनै: । प्रभग्ननीडैर्मणिहेम भूषितै: स्तृता मही द्यौरिव शारदैर्घनी:
vimuktaśastraiś ca tathā vyupaskaraiḥ hatānukarṣaviniṣaḍrabandhanaiḥ | prabhagnanīḍair maṇihemabhūṣitaiḥ stṛtā mahī dyaur iva śāradāir ghanaiḥ ||
沙利耶说道：“战车尽失兵刃，诸般配件器具四散飞落；轭木、箭箙与系缚绳索尽皆毁坏撕裂；座榻与车架破碎。于是，大地被那些曾以金与宝石装饰的战车所铺满，宛如秋云覆空——华美在战火中化作残骸。”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the impermanence of martial glory: even chariots once radiant with gold and gems become scattered wreckage. The simile of autumn clouds suggests that what appears grand and covering soon disperses—inviting ethical reflection on pride, violence, and the cost of war.
Śalya describes the battlefield after intense fighting: weapons have fallen away, chariot-gear is destroyed, and richly decorated chariots lie broken across the ground. The earth looks ‘covered’ by this debris like the sky covered with autumn clouds.