Shloka 3
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
विकर्णश्वापि निशितैस्त्रिंशद्धिः कड्कपत्रिभि: । विव्याध स्ये पाश्वें तु स््तनाभ्यामन्तरे तथा,तत्पश्चात् विकर्णने भी कंककी पाँखवाले तीस तीखे बाणोंसे सात्यकिकी बायीं पसली और छाती छेद डाली
Vikarṇaś cāpi niśitais triṃśadbhir kaṅkapatribhiḥ | vivyādha Sātyakiṃ pārśve tu stanābhyām antare tathā ||
Sañjaya dit : Vikarṇa aussi, de trente flèches acérées empennées de plumes de héron, perça Sātyaki au flanc et jusque dans la région entre les seins.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: skill and determination manifest as precise, repeated strikes. Ethically, it reminds the reader that even valorous acts in battle carry the burden of violence within a catastrophic kin-war.
Sañjaya reports that Vikarṇa shoots Sātyaki with thirty sharp, feathered arrows, wounding him in the side and in the chest area between the breasts.