Shloka 35
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
शड्खवर्णाश्व तानश्चान् बाणैर्निन्यि यमक्षयम् । सारथिं च तथाप्यस्य रथनीडादपातयत्,आर्य! भीमसेनने पुनः कर्णके धनुषको मुट्ठी पकड़नेकी जगहसे काट डाला, शंखके समान श्वेत रंगवाले उसके घोड़ोंको भी बाणोंद्वारा यमलोक पहुँचा दिया और उसके सारथिको भी मारकर रथकी बैठकसे नीचे गिरा दिया
śaṅkhavarṇāśvatān aś ca bāṇair ninye yamākṣayam | sārathiṃ ca tathāpy asya rathanīḍād apātayat ||
サンジャヤは言った。ビーマセーナは怯まず、矢でカルナを撃ち—弓を握るその箇所で断ち切り—さらに法螺のように白いカルナの馬をヤマの住処へ送った。御者をも討ち、戦車の座から投げ落とした。戦場の義務という苛烈な掟のもと、この叙述は容赦なき武の決意を示す。敵の戦う力を奪うため、戦士のみならず馬と御者までも標的として戦いが遂行されるのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Within the Mahābhārata’s war narrative, the verse highlights the uncompromising demands of kṣatriya-duty in battle: victory is pursued by neutralizing the opponent’s ability to fight (horses, charioteer, and the warrior’s grip), while the ever-present reality of death is framed through Yama.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīmasena strikes Karṇa effectively—cutting at the bow-hand/grip area—then kills Karṇa’s conch-white horses with arrows, and also kills the charioteer, knocking him down from the chariot-seat.