Shloka 27
Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)
क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन कार्मुक॑ चिच्छिदे भृूशम् । उन्हें व्यर्थ होकर पृथ्वीपर गिरा देख शिखण्डीने तीखे श्षुरप्रसे कृतवर्माके धनुषके टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर डाले ।। अथीैनं छिन्नधन्वानं भग्नशुड्भमिवर्षभम्
kṣurapreṇa sutīkṣṇena kārmukaṃ cicchide bhṛśam | athainaṃ chinnadhanvānaṃ bhagnaśṛṅgam ivarṣabham ||
Sañjaya said: With a razor-edged, exceedingly sharp arrow, he violently cut the bow. Then, seeing him with his bow severed—like a bull with its horn broken—he pressed the attack. The scene underscores the ruthless efficiency of battlefield skill, where disabling an opponent’s weapon becomes a decisive, ethically charged act: victory is pursued through tactical mastery rather than mere rage, yet it still unfolds within the harsh moral economy of war.
संजय उवाच