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Mahabharata · 7.97.37–38
॥
Санджая
Devanāgarī
ततः पञ्चशताः शूराः समुद्यतमहाशिलाः ॥
निकृत्तबाहवो राजन् निपेतुर् धरणीतले ॥
पाषाणयोधिनः शूरान् यतमानान् अवस्थितान् ॥
अवधीद् बहुसाहस्रांस् तद् अद्भुतम् इवाभवत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ pañcaśatāḥ śūrāḥ samudyatamahāśilāḥ ||
nikṛttabāhavo rājan nipetur dharaṇītale ||
pāṣāṇayodhinaḥ śūrān yatamānān avasthitān ||
avadhīd bahusāhasrāṃs tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः पञ्चशताः शूराःtataḥ pañcaśatāḥ śūrāḥthen five hundred heroes; then five hundred heroes
समुद्यतमहाशिलाःsamudyatamahāśilāḥwith great stones raised; with huge rocks raised
निकृत्तबाहवः राजन्nikṛttabāhavaḥ rājanwith arms severed, O king; with arms cut off, O king
निपेतुः धरणीतलेnipetuḥ dharaṇītalefell to the ground; fell to the earth
पाषाणयोधिनः शूरान्pāṣāṇayodhinaḥ śūrānthe heroic stone-fighters; the heroic stone-throwers
यतमानान् अवस्थितान्yatamānān avasthitānstriving, standing [firm]; straining, standing [firm]
अवधीत् बहुसाहस्रान्avadhīt bahusāhasrānhe slew, many thousands; he slew, many thousands of them
तत् अद्भुतम् इव अभवत्tat adbhutam iva abhavatthat became like a wonder; this became as if a marvel
Translation
"Then five hundred heroes with great stones raised, their arms severed, O king, fell to the ground. The heroic stone-fighters, straining, standing firm, he slew by the many thousands — it was as if a wonder."
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bc0f89e259e6 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:08:02 PM UTC
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Five hundred, with stones raised, fall with their arms severed: the blow raised in evil never has time to land. It is telling that the swing of untruth is cut short in mid-motion. The verse teaches that retribution often overtakes evil before it can strike: the arm that raises a stone against the righteous is severed while still poised — for a blow aimed at truth is outrun by its own reckoning.