Shloka 30
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ
Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation
खड्गमादाय सुशितं विमलं च शरावरम् | श्येनवद् व्यचरत् क्रुद्ध/ शिखण्डी शत्रुतापन:
sañjaya uvāca | khaḍgam ādāya suśitaṁ vimalaṁ ca śarāvaram | śyenavad vyacarat kruddhaḥ śikhaṇḍī śatrutāpanaḥ ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—অতি তীক্ষ্ণ ধাৰযুক্ত তৰোৱাল আৰু নিৰ্মল ঢাল হাতত লৈ, শত্রুতাপক শিখণ্ডী ক্ৰোধে শ্যেন-পক্ষীৰ দৰে ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত চাৰিওফালে বিচৰণ কৰিবলৈ ধৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast martial readiness: even amid chaos, a warrior must act decisively. At the same time, it implicitly warns that anger (krodha) fuels violence—an ethical tension repeatedly explored in the Mahābhārata.
Sañjaya describes Śikhaṇḍī taking a sharp sword and bright shield and ranging about the battlefield in fury, compared to a hawk’s swift, circling movement—signaling close-quarters combat after chariot-based fighting is disrupted.