Mahabharata 7.32.65 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 65
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
विव्याध दशभ्ि: कर्ण सूतमश्चांश्व॒ पठचभि: । फिर भी उन्होंने अपने रथपर बैठकर दूसरा धनुष हाथमें ले लिया और दस बाणोंद्वारा कर्णको तथा पाँच बाणोंसे उसके सारथि और घोड़ोंको भी घायल कर दिया ।।
vivyādha daśabhiḥ karṇaṁ sūtam aśvāṁś ca pañcabhiḥ |
Sañjaya dit : Il perça Karṇa de dix flèches, et de cinq autres il frappa aussi le cocher et les chevaux de Karṇa. Même au cœur de la violence incessante du champ de bataille, le récit souligne le caractère calculé et ciblé de l’action du guerrier : une maîtrise visant à briser la capacité de combattre de l’adversaire, non une simple fureur.
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The verse underscores disciplined martial agency: in a dharmic war setting, a warrior’s skill is shown through precise action that neutralizes an enemy’s fighting capability (wounding the warrior, charioteer, and horses), reflecting strategy and control rather than uncontrolled fury.
Sañjaya reports that the combatant shoots ten arrows at Karṇa, then uses five more to wound Karṇa’s charioteer and horses, thereby impairing Karṇa’s mobility and effectiveness on the battlefield.
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