Shloka 30
Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ
Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements
शैनेयेडधिछिते राजन् विरथे कृतवर्मणि
śaineye dadhicchite rājan virathe kṛtavarmaṇi
সঞ্জয় ক’লে: হে ৰাজন, শৈনেয় (সাত্যকি) আঘাত পাই নিপতিত হ’ল আৰু কৃতবৰ্মা ৰথহীন হৈ ৰ’ল, তেতিয়া ৰাত্ৰিযুদ্ধৰ কোলাহলৰ মাজত যুদ্ধৰ ভাৰসাম্য সলনি হ’ল—ৰণত ভাগ্য কিমান সোনকালে ঘূৰে সেয়া প্ৰকাশ পালে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the instability of worldly power in war: even renowned warriors can be suddenly brought low, reminding readers that pride and certainty are fragile and that outcomes can pivot in an instant.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra a battlefield development: Śaineya (Sātyaki) has been struck down, and Kṛtavarman is without his chariot—details that signal a critical shift in the ongoing combat.