Shloka 32
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
आपका पुत्र सुदर्शन भीमका सामना करने लगा। सुशर्मा और शकुनिने किरीटधारी अर्जुनके साथ युद्ध छेड़ दिया ।। सहदेवं तव सुतो हयपृष्ठगतो< भ्ययात् । ततो हि यत्नतः क्षिप्रं तव पुत्रो जनाधिप
sahadevaṃ tava suto hayapṛṣṭhagato 'bhyayāt | tato hi yatnataḥ kṣipraṃ tava putro janādhipa ||
Sañjaya said: Your son advanced against Sahadeva, mounted on horseback. Then, O king, your son quickly pressed the attack with deliberate effort.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid chaos, action is portrayed as guided by yatna (deliberate effort) and kṣipratā (swift execution). The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos: initiative, tactical urgency, and steadfast engagement in one’s appointed duty during war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that one of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons advances to confront Sahadeva, doing so mounted on a horse, and then quickly intensifies the engagement with purposeful effort.