Shloka 2236
Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
जिधघांसुर्भरतश्रेष्ठ विव्याध निशितै: शरै: । भरतश्रेष्ठ! सोमदत्तपुत्र भूरिश्रवाने शिनिप्रवर सात्यकिको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित करके तीखे बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | jighāṃsur bharataśreṣṭha vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。おお、バーラタ族の最勝者よ。殺意を抱いたサーティヤキ――シニ族随一の勇者――は、ソーマダッタの子ブーリシュラヴァを疾飛の矢でたちまち覆い、鋭い矢で射貫いて傷つけた。この場面は戦の陰鬱な加速を示す。殺す決意が自制を押し流し、戦士の務めが容赦なき力で遂行されてゆくのだ。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh ethical tension of war: once combat is fully engaged, a warrior’s intent and duty can harden into lethal resolve, showing how quickly restraint can be eclipsed by the imperative to defeat the enemy.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, determined to kill, showers Bhūriśravas (Somadatta’s son) with swift arrows and wounds him with sharp shafts, intensifying their duel in the Drona Parva battle sequence.