Shloka 313
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya
Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance
सारथिं दयितं राज्ञ: पाण्डवस्य महात्मन: । नरेश्वर! उन्होंने तीन बाणोंद्वारा महात्मा पाण्डुपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरके प्रिय सारथि इन्द्रसेनको उसके ललाट-प्रदेशमें चोट पहुँचायी
sārathiṁ dayitaṁ rājñaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ | nareśvara! tair tribhir bāṇair mahātmā pāṇḍuputro rājā yudhiṣṭhira-priya-sārathim indrasenaṁ tasya lalāṭa-pradeśe kṣatam akarot ||
Sanjaya sprach: O Herr der Menschen! Indrasena, der geliebte Wagenlenker des großherzigen Pāṇḍava-Königs—Yudhiṣṭhiras Vertrauter—wurde von drei Pfeilen an der Stirn getroffen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare, even when framed by dharma and rules, can harm not only combatants but also devoted attendants; it invites reflection on responsibility, restraint, and the ethical cost borne by those who serve.
Sañjaya reports that Indrasena, the beloved charioteer of King Yudhiṣṭhira, is struck on the forehead by three arrows during the fighting in Droṇa Parva.