Shloka 2
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
सहदेवस्तु राधेयं विद्ध्वा नवभिराशुगै: । पुनर्विव्याध दशभिर्विशिखैर्नतपर्वभि:
sahadevās tu rādhēyaṁ viddhvā navabhir āśugaiḥ | punar vivyādha daśabhir viśikhair nataparvabhiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Sahadeva, having struck Rādheya with nine swift-flying arrows, pierced him again with ten more shafts whose joints were not bent—an unbroken, relentless counterstroke amid the fierce duties of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and precision in the performance of one’s role during crisis: in war, a kṣatriya’s duty is carried out with resolve and skill, while the narrator’s framing reminds the listener that actions unfold within the larger moral burden of the Kurukṣetra conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Sahadeva hits Karṇa (Rādheya) first with nine swift arrows and then immediately follows with ten more straight, unbent-jointed shafts, intensifying the exchange of missiles on the battlefield.