Shloka 85
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
ततो युधिष्िरो राजा त्वरमाणो महारथ:,तब महारथी राजा युधिष्ठिरने बड़ी उतावलीके साथ चार बाण मारकर कृतवमकि चारों घोड़ोंका संहार कर डाला तथा छ: तेज धारवाले भल्लोंसे कृपाचार्यको भी घायल कर दिया
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā tvaramāṇo mahārathaḥ | tataḥ sa mahārathī rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ caturbhiḥ śaraiḥ kṛtavarmāṇaṃ caturṇāṃ aśvān saṃhṛtya ṣaḍbhiś ca tīkṣṇadhārabhir bhallaiḥ kṛpācāryam api vyathayām āsa ||
Sañjaya dijo: Entonces el rey Yudhiṣṭhira, gran guerrero de carro, con resolución apremiante, abatió con cuatro flechas los cuatro caballos de Kṛtavarmā. Y con seis saetas bhalla, afiladas como navajas, hirió también al venerable maestro Kṛpa. En el fragor de la batalla, incluso el rey justo se ve empujado a una violencia rápida y decisiva; pero el relato mantiene visible la tensión ética cuando ancianos y maestros se vuelven blancos por la necesidad de la guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a dharma-minded ruler may be compelled by kṣatriya-duty to act swiftly and violently in war; the episode highlights the moral strain of fighting when revered elders and teachers stand on the opposing side.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, in haste, shoots four arrows to kill Kṛtavarmā’s four horses, disabling his chariot, and then strikes Kṛpācārya with six sharp bhalla arrows, wounding him in the ongoing battle.