Shloka 85
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
मद्रराजश्न॒ कौन्तेयमविध्यत् त्रिंशता शरै:
madrarājaḥ kaunteyam avidhyat triṃśatā śaraiḥ
قال سنجيا: إن ملك مَدْرَة أصاب كاونتِيا بثلاثين سهمًا—وهو مشهدٌ يبرز تصاعد المعركة بلا هوادة، حيث تُختبر البراعة والعزيمة في ظل أخلاق الحرب القاسية.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya arena where duty is enacted through combat: endurance under attack and steadfastness amid escalating violence are repeatedly tested, reminding readers that power must be paired with discipline and purpose even in war.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment: Śalya, the ruler of Madra, shoots and wounds Kaunteya with thirty arrows, marking an intensification of the exchange of missiles between major warriors.