Shloka 13
धनुश्विच्छेद भल्लेन कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् | कृपस्य निशिताग्रेण तांश्व॒ तीक्षणमुखै: शरै:
dhanuś ciccheda bhallena kārtasvaravibhūṣitam | kṛpasya niśitāgreṇa tāṁś ca tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
قال سنجيا: بسهمٍ عريض النصل قطع قوس كِرِپا (Kṛpa) المزيّن بذهبٍ لامع؛ ثم بسِهامٍ أخرى—حادّة الرؤوس، قاطعة الوجوه—مضى يواصل الضرب، ضاغطًا الهجوم في نظام المعركة العنيف.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial competence within kṣatriya-dharma: in war, decisive action and technical mastery (disarming an opponent by cutting the bow) can be ethically framed as duty-bound conduct in a sanctioned battle, even while remaining morally grave.
Sañjaya describes a combat moment where Kṛpa’s gold-adorned bow is severed by a bhalla arrow, and the attacker continues to assail him with additional sharp-pointed arrows, intensifying the engagement.