व्याघ्रदत्तश् च पाञ्चाल्यो द्रोणं विव्याध मार्गणैः ॥
पञ्चाशद्भिः शितै राजंस् तत उच्चुक्रुशुर् जनाः ॥
त्वरितं सिंहसेनस् तु द्रोणं विद्ध्वा महारथम् ॥
प्राहसत् सहसा हृष्टस् त्रासयन् वै यतव्रतम् ॥
ततो विस्फार्य नयने धनुर्ज्याम् अवमृज्य च ॥
तलशब्दं महत् कृत्वा द्रोणस् तं समुपाद्रवत् ॥
ततस् तु सिंहसेनस्य शिरः कायात् सकुण्डलम् ॥
व्याघ्रदत्तस्य चाक्रम्य भल्लाभ्याम् अहरद् बली ॥
vyāghradattaś ca pāñcālyo droṇaṃ vivyādha mārgaṇaiḥ ||
pañcāśadbhiḥ śitai rājaṃs tata uccukruśur janāḥ ||
tvaritaṃ siṃhasenas tu droṇaṃ viddhvā mahāratham ||
prāhasat sahasā hṛṣṭas trāsayan vai yatavratam ||
tato visphārya nayane dhanurjyām avamṛjya ca ||
talaśabdaṃ mahat kṛtvā droṇas taṃ samupādravat ||
tatas tu siṃhasenasya śiraḥ kāyāt sakuṇḍalam ||
vyāghradattasya cākramya bhallābhyām aharad balī ||
And the Panchala prince Vyaghradatta struck Drona with fifty sharp arrows, O king — at which all cried out in joy. And Simhasena, having in an instant struck Drona, that mighty chariot-warrior, suddenly burst into laughter, rejoicing, as though to frighten Drona, steadfast in his vows. Then, widening his eyes, stroking his bowstring, and letting out a great slap of his palm, Drona charged at him. And then the mighty Drona, falling upon them, with two broad-headed arrows struck off the head of Simhasena — still wearing its earrings — from his trunk, and likewise the head of Vyaghradatta.
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Simhasena 'burst into laughter, rejoicing' after striking Drona — and was beheaded at once: premature triumph precedes a fall, and laughter over an enemy not yet defeated is a mark of pride. The head 'still wearing its earrings' is an image of the suddenness of death: ornaments meant for life remain on the dead. The verse teaches that premature rejoicing over a formidable enemy is fatal; that one who laughs at the unconquered before the time invites his own death; and that the suddenness of the end exposes the vanity of every vain joy — earrings prepared to shine now shine upon a severed head.