Shloka 6
कुलिन्दपुत्रो दशभिर्महायसै: कृप॑ ससूताश्चमपीडयद् भूशम् । ततः शरद्वत्सुतसायकै्हत: सहैव नागेन पपात भूतले,कुलिन्दराजके पुत्रने लोहेके बने हुए दस विशाल बाणोंसे सारथि और घोड़ोंसहित कृपाचार्यको अत्यन्त पीड़ित कर दिया। तदनन्तर शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यके बाणोंद्वारा मारा जाकर वह हाथीके साथ ही पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा
kulindaputro daśabhir mahāyasaiḥ kṛpaṃ sasūtāśvam apīḍayad bhṛśam | tataḥ śaradvat-suta-sāyakair hataḥ sahaiva nāgena papāta bhūtale ||
Sañjaya said: The son of the Kulinda king grievously harassed Kṛpācārya—together with his charioteer and horses—by means of ten great iron arrows. Then, struck down by the arrows of Śaradvat’s son (Kṛpa), he fell to the ground along with his elephant.
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.