Shloka 109
सच्छत्रकवचं चैव सशक्तिशरकार्मुकम् । द्रष्टास्यद्य रणे कृष्ण शरैश्छिन्नमनेकथा,'जनार्दन! ये कर्ण और शल्य तो मेरे ही लिये पर्याप्त नहीं हैं। श्रीकृष्ण! आज रणभूमिमें आप देखियेगा, मैं कवच, छत्र, शक्ति, धनुष, बाण, ध्वजा, पताका, रथ, घोड़े तथा राजा शल्यके सहित कर्णको अपने बाणोंसे टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर डालूँगा
sacchatrakavacaṃ caiva saśaktiśarakārmukam | draṣṭāsy adya raṇe kṛṣṇa śaraiś chinnam anekathā ||
Sañjaya said: “O Kṛṣṇa, today on the battlefield you will see him—together with his umbrella and armor, his spear, arrows, and bow—cut into many pieces by volleys of arrows.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, honor-symbols and martial equipment become meaningless before the destructive momentum of combat; invoking Kṛṣṇa as witness underscores that violence is not merely physical but also morally observed, inviting reflection on restraint and the costs of wrathful resolve.
Sanjaya reports a fierce declaration addressed to Kṛṣṇa: the opponent will be seen on the battlefield with all his royal insignia and weapons, yet will be cut apart by showers of arrows—an image of impending defeat and the intensifying brutality of the Kurukṣetra war.