Shloka 36
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
सो5तिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापन:
so ’tividdho balavatā śatruṇā śatrutāpanaḥ
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—বলবান শত্রুৰ প্ৰহাৰত শত্রুতাপন গভীৰভাৱে বিদ্ধ হ’ল; যুদ্ধত বৈৰিতা যেতিয়া নিৰ্ণায়ক হিংসালৈ পাকে, তেতিয়া মহাবলীয়েও আঘাত পাই নত হয়—এই দৃষ্টান্তই সেয়া।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh moral reality of warfare: strength and reputation do not guarantee safety, and enmity culminates in real suffering. It invites reflection on the cost of hostility and the fragility of embodied power.
Sañjaya reports that a prominent warrior—described by the epithet ‘scorcher of foes’—has been powerfully struck and badly pierced by an enemy, marking a turning point in the immediate combat sequence.