Shloka 3
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
सहदेवने राधापुत्र कर्णको नौ बाणोंसे बींधकर झुकी हुई गाँठवाले दस बाणोंद्वारा पुनः घायल कर दिया ।। त॑ं कर्ण: प्रतिविव्याध शतेन नतपर्वणाम् । सज्यं चास्य धनु: शीघ्र चिच्छेद लघुहस्तवत्
Sañjaya uvāca: Sahadevena Rādhāputraḥ Karṇako nau bāṇaiḥ bīndhya jhukī-huī gāṇṭhavāle daśa bāṇaiḥ punar ghāyalaḥ kṛtaḥ. Taṁ Karṇaḥ prativivyādha śatena nataparvaṇām; sajyaṁ cāsya dhanuḥ śīghraṁ ciccheda laghuhastavat.
Karna membalas dengan seratus anak panah beruas melengkung, menembus Sahadeva, lalu dengan cepat memutus busurnya yang telah terentang beserta talinya, seakan itu perkara ringan baginya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, skill and retaliation escalate rapidly: one strike invites a stronger counterstrike. It implicitly points to the ethical weight of conflict—valor may be admired, yet the cycle of violence intensifies suffering and loss.
Sahadeva wounds Karna with multiple arrows. Karna immediately retaliates by showering Sahadeva with a hundred arrows and then cuts Sahadeva’s bow even while it is strung, demonstrating tactical superiority and battlefield dominance in that moment.