Shloka 226
अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः
Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle
निहत्य भीमो नाराचै: शतचन्द्रमपोथयत् | भारत! तत्पश्चात् वीर भीमसेनने आपके सालोंमेंसे सात रथियोंको नाराचोंद्वारा मारकर शतचन्द्रको भी कालके गालमें भेज दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
nihatya bhīmo nārācaiḥ śatacandram apothayat |
bhārata! tatpaścāt vīro bhīmasenena āpake sālōṃmese sāta rathiyōṃko nārācōṃdvārā mārakara śatacandrako'pi kālaka gālameṃ bheja diyā
Sañjaya dit : Après les avoir tués, Bhima abattit Śatacandra de ses flèches nārāca, aiguës et tranchantes. Ô descendant de Bharata ! Ensuite, le vaillant Bhimasena, armé de nārācas, tua sept guerriers de char parmi les tiens et envoya Śatacandra, lui aussi, dans les mâchoires de la Mort.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic’s war-ethic: a kṣatriya warrior acts with decisive force for his side, while the imagery of Kāla (Death/Time) reminds that all martial glory is ultimately subject to mortality and consequence.
Sanjaya reports that Bhima, using nārāca arrows, fells the warrior Śatacandra and then kills seven chariot-warriors from the Kaurava side, sending Śatacandra as well into Death’s grasp.