Shloka 33
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
चतुरक्षतुरो वाहांश्षतुर्भि: परमेषुभि:
caturakṣaturo vāhāṃś caturbhiḥ parameṣubhiḥ
Sañjaya berkata—dengan empat anak panah unggul ia merobohkan empat kuda; masing-masing dengan satu batang panah—ketepatan yang kejam, menyingkap bagaimana ketika dharma telah tersisih oleh tuntutan perang, kemahiran pun menjadi alat pemusnahan yang cepat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the terrifying efficiency of martial expertise: in war, technical brilliance can rapidly end lives. Ethically, it invites reflection on how skill, when yoked to conflict, serves destruction unless guided by restraint and dharma.
Sanjaya reports a battlefield feat: a warrior uses four excellent arrows to strike down four horses (the chariot’s team), likely to disable an opponent’s mobility and turn the tide in close combat.