Shloka 70
Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)
विहतान् रथिनस्तत्र धावमानांस्ततस्ततः । सूतपुत्रशरैस्तीक्ष्णैरहन्यमानान् विशाम्पते
vihatān rathinas tatra dhāvamānāṁs tatas tataḥ | sūtaputraśarais tīkṣṇair ahanyamānān viśāmpate ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে বিশামপতে! তাত ৰথীসকল আগতেই আঘাতপ্ৰাপ্ত হৈ বিভ্ৰান্ত হৈ সকলো দিশে দৌৰিছিল; কিন্তু সূতপুত্ৰ কৰ্ণৰ তীক্ষ্ণ শৰবোৰে তেওঁলোকক পুনঃপুনঃ কাটি পেলাইছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, fear and disorder can rapidly overtake even trained warriors when confronted with overwhelming force. Ethically, it underscores the grave cost of battle: prowess may be admired, yet its immediate fruit is suffering and destruction, reminding the listener of the heavy consequences that follow from choosing war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that chariot-warriors on the battlefield, already wounded and disoriented, are scattering in all directions. Karna’s sharp arrows continue to strike them down, indicating Karna’s dominance at this moment and the breaking of the opposing formation.