Shloka 6
कुलिन्दपुत्रो दशभिर्महायसै: कृप॑ ससूताश्चमपीडयद् भूशम् । ततः शरद्वत्सुतसायकै्हत: सहैव नागेन पपात भूतले
kulindaputro daśabhir mahāyasaiḥ kṛpaṃ sasūtāśvam apīḍayad bhṛśam | tataḥ śaradvat-suta-sāyakair hataḥ sahaiva nāgena papāta bhūtale ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Der Sohn des Kulinda-Königs bedrängte Kṛpācārya—mitsamt Wagenlenker und Pferden—schwer mit zehn großen eisernen Pfeilen. Doch dann, von den Pfeilen des Sohnes Śaradvat’s (Kṛpa) getroffen, stürzte er zusammen mit seinem Elefanten zu Boden.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield logic of action and immediate consequence: one who inflicts severe harm is liable to swift counter-strike, and status or seniority (even of an ācārya) does not shield anyone from the reciprocal dangers of war.
A Kulinda prince attacks Kṛpācārya fiercely with ten heavy iron arrows, troubling him along with his charioteer and horses. Kṛpa retaliates; the attacker is struck by Kṛpa’s arrows and falls to the earth together with his elephant.