Shloka 34
हतो द्रोणश्न॒ कर्णश्ष॒ तथा शल्य: प्रतापवान् । वैराग्नेरादिकर्तासौ शकुनि: सौबलो हतः,“ट्रोणाचार्य, कर्ण और प्रतापी शल्य मारे गये तथा इस वैरकी आगको प्रज्वलित करनेमें जिसका सबसे पहला हाथ था, वह सुबलपुत्र शकुनि भी मार डाला गया
hato droṇaś ca karṇaś ca tathā śalyaḥ pratāpavān | vairāgner ādikartā ca śakuniḥ saubalo hataḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : «Droṇa a été tué, et Karṇa aussi ; de même le vaillant Śalya. Et Śakuni, fils de Subala—le premier à attiser ce feu de haine—est lui aussi tombé.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical consequence of fueling hatred: those who ignite and sustain enmity (symbolized as a fire) ultimately face its destructive outcome, alongside the inevitable fall of even the mightiest in an unrighteous war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that major Kaurava pillars—Droṇa, Karṇa, and the powerful Śalya—have been killed, and that Śakuni, identified as the prime instigator who first kindled the feud, has also been slain.