Shloka 35
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
ततो<शीतिं शिने: पौत्र: सायकान् कृतवर्मणे
tato 'śītiṁ śineḥ pautraḥ sāyakān kṛtavarmaṇe
Sañjaya said: Then the grandson of Śini loosed eighty arrows at Kṛtavarman—driving the battle’s relentless exchange to greater fury, where prowess is still measured by restraint and precision amid rising violence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is framed by role-based duty (kṣatriya-dharma): skill and resolve are displayed, yet the ethical tension remains—power must be exercised with awareness of consequence, not mere rage.
Sañjaya narrates that Śini’s grandson (commonly identified as Sātyaki) shoots eighty arrows at Kṛtavarman, marking a sharp intensification in their duel within the larger Kurukṣetra battle.