Shloka 122
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
स तु गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्त: शर: श्येन इवाशुग: । छित्त्वा शिर: सिन्धुपतेरुत्पपात विहायसम्,गाण्डीव धनुषसे छूटा हुआ वह शीघ्रगामी बाण सिंधुराजका सिर काटकर बाजपक्षीके समान उसे आकाशमें ले उड़ा
sa tu gāṇḍīva-nirmuktaḥ śaraḥ śyena ivāśugaḥ | chittvā śiraḥ sindhupater utpapāta vihāyasam ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Der aus Gāṇḍīva gelöste Pfeil, schnell wie ein Habicht im Flug, hieb dem Herrn von Sindhu das Haupt ab und sprang dann in den Himmel empor, es mit sich forttragend.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inexorable nature of action and consequence in the dharmic framework of war: once a decisive act is undertaken with full force and intent, its outcome becomes irreversible, reflecting both human agency (skill, resolve) and the larger moral-causal order governing the battlefield.
Sañjaya describes a swift arrow shot from Arjuna’s bow Gāṇḍīva. It cuts off the head of the Sindhu king (Jayadratha) and then rises into the sky carrying it away, likened to a hawk’s rapid flight.