Shloka 35
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
चिच्छेद तांस्तु खड्गेन शिक्षया च बलेन च | दर्शयँल्लाघवं युद्धे ताक्ष्यतुल्यपराक्रम:
ciccheda tāṁs tu khaḍgena śikṣayā ca balena ca | darśayaṁl lāghavaṁ yuddhe tākṣya-tulya-parākramaḥ ||
परन्तु गरुड़ के तुल्य पराक्रमी सुतसोम ने अपनी शिक्षा और बल के अनुसार युद्ध में फुर्ती दिखाते हुए खड्ग से उन सब बाणों के टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर डाले।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true martial excellence is not mere brute force: it is strength directed by training (śikṣā) and expressed as controlled agility (lāghava). In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such disciplined prowess is part of kṣatriya-dharma—skillful performance of one’s duty even amid violence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior—likened in valor to Garuḍa—who, in the midst of combat, swiftly cuts the incoming arrows into fragments with his sword, demonstrating exceptional speed and technique.