Shloka 44
व्याप्रकेतुं सुशर्माणं चित्र चोग्रायुध॑ं जयम्
vyāpraketum suśarmāṇaṃ citra cograyudhaṃ jayam
Sañjaya dijo: (Karṇa procuró) poner en movimiento a Suśarmā, junto con Citra y Jaya—guerreros de armas feroces—apremiándolos a la acción en medio de las exigencias del combate.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of mobilizing capable warriors at the right moment. It reflects the kṣatriya-world emphasis on decisive action, coordination, and responsibility in war—where leaders and allies are urged into duty, even when the moral cost of violence remains implicit.
Sañjaya reports that Suśarmā—together with the warriors Citra and Jaya, described as wielders of formidable weapons—is being roused or deployed for action, indicating a tactical move to intensify or redirect fighting in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.