Shloka 24
ततः शिनीनामृषभ: शितै: शरै- निक्त्य कर्णप्रहितानिषून् बहून् । विदार्य कर्ण निशितैरयस्मयै- स्तवात्मजं ज्येष्ठमविध्यदष्टभि:,तत्पश्चात् शिनिप्रवर सात्यकिने कर्णके छोड़े हुए बहुत-से बाणोंको अपने तीखे बाणोंसे काटकर लोहेके पैने बाणोंसे कर्णको घायल करनेके पश्चात् आपके ज्येष्ठ पुत्र दुर्योधनको आठ बाण मारकर बींध डाला
tataḥ śinīnām ṛṣabhaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ nikṛtya karṇaprahitāniṣūn bahūn | vidārya karṇaṃ niśitair ayasmayais tavātmajaṃ jyeṣṭham avidhyad aṣṭabhiḥ ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Entonces Sātyaki, el toro entre los Śinis, con sus flechas agudas cortó muchas de las saetas disparadas por Karṇa. Y tras herir y atravesar a Karṇa con afiladas flechas de punta de hierro, hirió a tu hijo mayor, Duryodhana, con ocho flechas, dejándolo como clavado en su sitio.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, technical mastery and steadfast allegiance can lead to swift, decisive harm; it implicitly warns that once dharmic restraints erode in battle, actions follow a harsh logic of retaliation and dominance rather than compassion.
Sātyaki intercepts and cuts down many arrows shot by Karṇa, then wounds Karṇa with sharp iron-tipped arrows, and finally pierces Duryodhana—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s eldest son—with eight arrows.