Shloka 5
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
शाकुनिं तु तत: षष्टया विव्याध भरतर्षभ । सारथिं त्रिभिरानर्छत्तं च भूयो व्यविध्यत,भरतश्रेष्ठ) उसने शकुनिपुत्र उलूकको साठ बाणोंसे बेध दिया और तीन बाणोंसे उसके सारथिको पीड़ित किया। तत्पश्चात् उसे और भी घायल कर दिया
śākunīṁ tu tataḥ ṣaṣṭyā vivyādha bharatarṣabha | sārathiṁ tribhir ānarchat taṁ ca bhūyo vyavidhyat ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—হে ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ, তখন সে শকুনির পুত্র উলূককে ষাটটি বাণে বিদ্ধ করল; তিনটি বাণে তার সারথিকেও কষ্ট দিল, এবং পরে উলূককে আরও গভীরভাবে আহত করল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: martial prowess is applied decisively, yet the ethical tension remains—victory is pursued through escalating harm, reminding readers that even ‘duty-bound’ violence carries grave moral and human consequences.
Sañjaya reports a combat episode in which a warrior (implied by context) showers Śakuni’s son Ulūka with sixty arrows, then strikes Ulūka’s charioteer with three arrows, and continues to wound Ulūka further, intensifying the attack.