Shloka 483
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
अभ्यगाद् भारतीं सेनां हतशेषां महारथ: । तदनन्तर पैने बाणोंद्वारा उसके सारे सेवकोंका संहार करके महारथी अर्जुनने मरनेसे बची हुई कौरवी सेनापर आक्रमण किया
abhyagād bhāratīṃ senāṃ hataśeṣāṃ mahārathaḥ |
Sañjaya dijo: Entonces el gran guerrero de carro avanzó contra el ejército Bhārata (Kaurava), lo que quedaba tras la matanza; y después de aniquilar con sus flechas a todos sus servidores y asistentes, el maharatha Arjuna arremetió contra las tropas kauravas supervivientes.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inexorable escalation of warfare: once combat turns into annihilation, even the ‘remnant’ becomes a target. Ethically, it reflects the tragic cost of kṣatriya conflict—victory pursued through force leaves little room for restraint, and the suffering spreads to all who remain.
Sañjaya reports that a great chariot-warrior advances upon the Bharata/Kaurava army that has been reduced to a surviving remnant after heavy slaughter, continuing the assault on those left alive.