Shloka 326
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
पपात काय: स रथाद् वसुधामनुनादयन् । महामनस्वी भीमसेनके क्षुरप्रसे मस्तक कट जानेपर उसका धड़ वसुधाको प्रतिध्वनित करता हुआ रथसे नीचे गिर पड़ा
papāta kāyaḥ sa rathād vasudhām anunādayan | mahāmanasvī bhīmasenake kṣurapraśe mastaka-kaṭa jānepara usakā dhaḍ vasudhāko pratidhvanita karatā huā rathase nīce gir paḍā |
三阇耶说道：当他的首级被毗摩塞那那剃刃般锋利的箭矢斩落时，那位大心之士的躯体自战车坠向大地，轰然一声震响四野。于是，在战争冷峻的“正义”之下，骄矜与武勇同被摧折；战场见证了暴力迅疾而不可逆转的后果。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark moral gravity of war: even the great-souled are subject to sudden downfall, and violent action yields immediate, irreversible results—prompting reflection on the cost of conflict even when performed under kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where a warrior’s head is cut off by Bhīma’s razor-edged missile; the headless body then falls from the chariot to the ground with a loud reverberation.