Shloka 7
Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
चित्रसेनादयश्वैव पुत्रास्तव विशाम्पते । पज्चभि: पज्चभिस्तूर्ण संयुगे निशितै: शरै:
sañjaya uvāca |
citrasenādayaś caiva putrās tava viśāmpate |
pañcabhiḥ pañcabhis tūrṇaṃ saṃyuge niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarccchat kaṅkabārhiṇavājitaiḥ |
قال سنجيا: «يا سيد الناس، إن أبناءك—تشيتراسينا ومن معه—أُصيبوا سريعاً في خضم القتال بسهامٍ حادّة، خمساً فخمساً. ثم طُعن كلُّ واحدٍ منهم بثلاثة سهامٍ مُريَّشة بريش النسر، فاشتدّ عليهم الألم.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh immediacy of kṣatriya warfare: skill is shown through swift, targeted action. Ethically, it reflects the epic tension between duty in battle and the suffering it inevitably produces, reminding the listener that victory is pursued through disciplined prowess rather than uncontrolled rage.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava princes led by Citraseṇa are rapidly wounded in battle by sharp arrows—first in sets of five, and then each is additionally struck by three feathered arrows, emphasizing the attacker’s speed and precision and the mounting pressure on the Kaurava side.