Shloka 24
ततः शिनीनामृषभ: शितै: शरै- निक्त्य कर्णप्रहितानिषून् बहून् । विदार्य कर्ण निशितैरयस्मयै- स्तवात्मजं ज्येष्ठमविध्यदष्टभि:
tataḥ śinīnām ṛṣabhaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ nikṛtya karṇaprahitāniṣūn bahūn | vidārya karṇaṃ niśitair ayasmayais tavātmajaṃ jyeṣṭham avidhyad aṣṭabhiḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu Sātyaki, banteng di antara kaum Śini, dengan anak panahnya yang tajam menebas banyak panah yang dilepaskan Karṇa. Setelah melukai Karṇa dengan panah bermata besi yang runcing, ia memanah putramu yang sulung, Duryodhana, dengan delapan anak panah hingga tertancap kuat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, technical mastery and steadfast allegiance can lead to swift, decisive harm; it implicitly warns that once dharmic restraints erode in battle, actions follow a harsh logic of retaliation and dominance rather than compassion.
Sātyaki intercepts and cuts down many arrows shot by Karṇa, then wounds Karṇa with sharp iron-tipped arrows, and finally pierces Duryodhana—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s eldest son—with eight arrows.