Shloka 13
कर्णार्जुनयुद्ध-प्रवृत्तिः
Renewal of the Karṇa–Arjuna Engagement at Day’s End
तस्यावर्जितकायस्य द्विरदादुत्पतिष्यत: । नाराचेनाहनद् वक्ष: सात्यकि: सो5पतद् भुवि,वंगराज अपने शरीरको सिकोड़कर उस हाथीसे कूदना ही चाहता था कि सात्यकिने नाराचद्वारा उसकी छाती छेद डाली; अतः: वह घायल होकर भूतलपर गिर पड़ा
tasyāvarjitakāyasya dviradād utpatiṣyataḥ | nārācenāhanad vakṣaḥ sātyakiḥ so 'patad bhuvi ||
Sañjaya dijo: Cuando el rey de Aṅga, encogiendo el cuerpo, estaba a punto de saltar del elefante, Sātyaki le atravesó el pecho con una flecha nārāca. Herido por aquel golpe, cayó al suelo. La escena subraya la implacable inmediatez del dharma del campo de batalla, donde la determinación y la agilidad se ven cortadas en un instante por una fuerza rápida y decisiva.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh clarity of kṣatriya-dharma in war: intent and courage must be matched by vigilance, because in battle outcomes turn on instantaneous action. It also reflects the ethical tension of warfare—skill and duty operate within a violent arena where a single well-aimed strike decides life and death.
The Aṅgarāja, having contracted his body to leap away from an elephant, is intercepted mid-action. Sātyaki pierces his chest with a nārāca arrow, and the wounded king falls to the ground.