Shloka 553
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
अन्तर्भूमिगतश्वैव तव पुत्रे निपातिते । राजन! जब आपका पुत्र मार गिराया गया, उस समय इस भूतलपर भेरी, शंखों और मृदंगोंका गम्भीर घोष होने लगा
antarbhūmi-gataś caiva tava putre nipātite | rājan, yadā tava putro māritaḥ, tadā asmin bhūtale bherī-śaṅkha-mṛdaṅgānāṃ gambhīro ghoṣaḥ samabhavat |
风神说道：“大王啊，当你的儿子被击倒、坠落于地时，大地之上骤然响起深沉而回荡的喧声——战鼓（bherī）、法螺（śaṅkha）与木鼓（mṛdaṅga）齐鸣。此刻不仅标记一名战士之死，也显出战争阴冷的仪式：乐器宣告胜利，而正法（dharma）却在亲族与生命的代价中受着考验。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: public signals of triumph (drums and conches) arise immediately upon a death, reminding the listener that martial duty and victory are inseparable from grief, loss, and the testing of dharma.
Vāyu addresses a king and describes the moment the king’s son is slain and falls to the ground; at that instant, loud battlefield instruments—bherīs, conches, and mṛdaṅgas—sound across the earth, marking the event as a decisive and publicly proclaimed turn in the battle.