Shloka 1
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
पम्प बछ। अर: सप्तविशो<्ध्याय: श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनकी बातचीत
sañjaya uvāca | duryodhano mahārāja sudarśanaś cāpi te sutaḥ | hataśeṣau tadā saṅkhye vājimadhye vyavasthitau ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, pada saat itu di medan laga hanya dua putramu yang tersisa—Duryodhana dan Sudarśana. Keduanya berdiri teguh di tengah pasukan berkuda, setelah yang lain terbantai.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inevitable narrowing of worldly power in a war born of adharma: when righteousness is abandoned, the end often arrives as isolation amid devastation—survival itself becomes the only remainder.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at this stage of the battle, only two of his sons—Duryodhana and Sudarśana—are left, and they are standing among the cavalry forces.