Shloka 483
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
अभ्यगाद् भारतीं सेनां हतशेषां महारथ: । तदनन्तर पैने बाणोंद्वारा उसके सारे सेवकोंका संहार करके महारथी अर्जुनने मरनेसे बची हुई कौरवी सेनापर आक्रमण किया
abhyagād bhāratīṃ senāṃ hataśeṣāṃ mahārathaḥ |
Sañjaya said: Then the great chariot-warrior advanced against the Bharata (Kaurava) host—what remained after slaughter—pressing the attack upon the surviving troops. The scene underscores the grim momentum of war: once protectors and attendants are cut down, the remnant army is driven into further peril, revealing how violence, once unleashed, consumes even those left behind.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inexorable escalation of warfare: once combat turns into annihilation, even the ‘remnant’ becomes a target. Ethically, it reflects the tragic cost of kṣatriya conflict—victory pursued through force leaves little room for restraint, and the suffering spreads to all who remain.
Sañjaya reports that a great chariot-warrior advances upon the Bharata/Kaurava army that has been reduced to a surviving remnant after heavy slaughter, continuing the assault on those left alive.