Shloka 60
दूसरेकी बायीं भुजा क्षुरोंद्वारा कवचके साथ कटकर भूमिपर गिर गयी। इस प्रकार किरीटधारी अर्जुनने शत्रुपक्षके सभी मुख्य-मुख्य योद्धाओंका संहार कर डाला ।।
tasya vāma-bāhur dvitīyasya kṣurāntena kavacena saha chinnaḥ pṛthivyāṃ nipapāta | evaṃ kirīṭī arjunaḥ śatru-pakṣasya sarvān pradhāna-pradhānān yodhān saṃjaghāna || śaraiḥ śarīrānta-karaiḥ su-ghorair dauryodhanaṃ sainyam aśeṣam eva | vaikartanenāpi tathā yuddha-madhye sahasraśo bāṇa-gaṇā visṛṣṭāḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : D’un trait au fil de rasoir, le bras gauche d’un guerrier fut tranché avec son armure et tomba à terre. Ainsi Arjuna, le héros au diadème, abattit tous les champions les plus éminents du camp adverse. Par des flèches d’une horreur extrême, qui mettent fin à la vie, il brisa l’armée entière de Duryodhana sans rien laisser; et de même Karṇa, Vaikartana, au cœur de la bataille, lâcha des volées de flèches par milliers.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, once dharma has collapsed into total war, even the greatest heroes—Arjuna and Karṇa—advance the conflict through unmatched martial prowess. It highlights the ethical tragedy of escalation: skill and duty operate within a battlefield where restraint is scarce and the cost is widespread destruction.
Sañjaya reports a vivid moment of carnage: a warrior’s left arm is cut off with armor and falls to the ground; Arjuna then slays leading enemy champions and devastates Duryodhana’s forces with deadly arrows. In parallel, Karṇa also showers the battlefield with thousands of arrows, matching the intensity of the fight.