Shloka 4
Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
शरैरतिरथो युद्धे पीडयन् वाहिनीं तव
sañjaya uvāca | śarair atiratho yuddhe pīḍayan vāhinīṃ tava, ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarcchat kaḍukabarhiṇavājitaiḥ |
قال سنجيا: في ساحة القتال كان ذلك المحارب العظيم على العربة يعذّب جيشك، فيصيب كلَّ خصمٍ بثلاثة سهام—سهامٍ مُريَّشة بريش طائر الكَدُوكا—فأوقع في صفوفك ألماً حادّاً واضطراباً شديداً.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves as battlefield reportage rather than direct moral instruction; implicitly it highlights the kṣatriya ideal of focused martial skill and the harsh reality that adharma-driven conflict results in widespread suffering for entire armies.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that an elite warrior is severely harassing the Kaurava host, striking opponents one by one with sets of three feather-fletched arrows, intensifying the pressure on Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s forces.