Shloka 85
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
मद्रराजश्न॒ कौन्तेयमविध्यत् त्रिंशता शरै:
madrarājaḥ kaunteyam avidhyat triṃśatā śaraiḥ
Sañjaya dit : Le roi de Madra frappa Kaunteya de trente flèches—un épisode qui souligne l’escalade implacable du combat, où prouesse et résolution sont éprouvées sous la rude éthique de la guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya arena where duty is enacted through combat: endurance under attack and steadfastness amid escalating violence are repeatedly tested, reminding readers that power must be paired with discipline and purpose even in war.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment: Śalya, the ruler of Madra, shoots and wounds Kaunteya with thirty arrows, marking an intensification of the exchange of missiles between major warriors.