Shloka 256
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
नानुछितं तमेवाजी विशिखैरभिवर्षता । “जन श्रेष्ठ महात्मा आचार्यका यह वचन युद्धस्थलमें उन्हींपर बाणोंकी वर्षा करके मैंने नहीं माना है
nānuccitaṃ tam evājau viśikhair abhivarṣatā |
Sañjaya berkata: “Bahkan ketika menghujaninya dengan anak panah di medan laga, aku tak dapat menganggapnya sebagai perbuatan yang patut. Sabda sang ācārya—mahātmā, terbaik di antara manusia—tak kuindahkan di gelanggang perang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a righteous war, actions must be measured by propriety and dharma; the mere fact of battle does not automatically justify every form of attack.
Sañjaya reports a moment of moral judgment during combat: while describing an exchange of arrows on the battlefield, he notes that such an act toward ‘him’ was considered improper.