Shloka 96
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
दौ:शासनिर्महाराज सौभद्रं हतवान् रणे । महाराज! क्षत्रिय-धर्ममें तत्पर रहनेवाला वीर सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्यु रथहीन कर दिया गया था, उस अवस्थामें दुःशासनके पुत्रने उसे रणभूमिमें मारा था
sañjaya uvāca | dauḥśāsanir mahārāja saubhadraṃ hatavān raṇe | mahārāja! kṣatriya-dharme tatparaḥ vīraḥ subhadrā-kumāraḥ abhimanyuḥ rathahīnaḥ kṛtaḥ; tām avasthāṃ prāpya dauḥśāsanasya putreṇa sa raṇabhūmau hataḥ |
قال سانجيا: أيها الملك، إن ابنَ دُهشاسَنَة قتلَ ساوبهادرا في المعركة. ومع أن أبهيمانيو—البطل ابن سوبهادرا—كان ثابتًا على دارما الكشترية، فقد جُرِّد من عربته؛ وفي تلك الحال العاجزة قتله ابنُ دُهشاسَنَة في ساحة القتال.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical conflict between the ideal of kshatriya-dharma and the reality of war: killing a warrior who has been rendered chariotless (effectively disadvantaged and vulnerable) is portrayed as morally troubling, even if done amid battle.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), famed for his devotion to warrior duty, was first made chariotless and then slain on the battlefield by Duhshasana’s son.