Shloka 36
तथैव मारयामास विनर्दन्तमरिंदमम् | फिर तो शत्रुदमन उत्तमौजाके भी कण्ठ और छातीको बलपूर्वक पैरसे दबाकर उसने उसी प्रकार पशुकी तरह मार डाला। वह बेचारा भी चीखता-चिल्लाता रह गया था ।। ३५६ || युधामन्युश्न सम्प्राप्तो मत्वा तं रक्षसा हतम्
tathaiva mārayāmāsa vinardantam arindamam | yudhāmanyuś ca samprāpto matvā taṁ rakṣasā hatam ||
Sañjaya said: In that same ruthless way, he killed the foe-subduing warrior even as he cried out in agony—crushing his throat and chest with brute force, like an animal put down. Then Yudhāmanyu arrived, believing him slain by a rākṣasa-like assailant. The scene lays bare the moral collapse of nocturnal slaughter, where valor and fair combat are replaced by terror and raw violence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical degradation of warfare when killing is done through terror and brute force rather than open combat; it frames the act as rākṣasa-like, signaling adharma and the loss of kṣatriya restraint.
A warrior described as 'arindama' is slain while crying out; immediately after, Yudhāmanyu arrives and assumes the victim has been killed by a rākṣasa-like attacker, reflecting the horror and confusion of the nocturnal slaughter.