Shloka 233
काकोपमोपदेशः
The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa
त्रिभिश्षिच्छेद सहसा तं च विव्याध पञठ्चभि: । सहसा अपने ऊपर आती हुई उस शक्तिको धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने तीन तीखे बाणोंसे तत्काल काट डाला और दुर्योधनको भी पाँच बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
tribhiś ciccheda sahasā taṃ ca vivyādha pañcabhiḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: Ketika senjata itu melesat deras ke arahnya, Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira seketika menebasnya dengan tiga anak panah tajam. Tanpa menunda, ia pun memanah Duryodhana dengan lima anak panah hingga terluka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, dharma expresses itself as composure and proportional response: first remove the imminent danger, then act firmly but without losing self-mastery.
A powerful weapon (śakti) rushes toward Yudhiṣṭhira; he immediately cuts it down with three arrows and then counters by wounding Duryodhana with five arrows, as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.