Shloka 473
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
सारथिं पजञ्चभिर्बाणै राजन् विव्याध संयुगे । राजन! तत्पश्चात द्रोणने युद्धस्थलमें धृष्टद्युम्मको सात बाणोंसे बींधकर उनके सारथिको पाँच बाँणोंसे घायल कर दिया
sārathiṁ pañcabhir bāṇai rājann vivyādha saṁyuge |
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ。戦のただ中で、彼は御者を五本の矢で射抜いた。続いてドローナはドリシュタデュムナを七本の矢で貫き、その御者をも五本の矢で傷つけた。この一幕は、戦の狂熱の中では主たる武人のみならず、戦の営みを支える者にまで矢が及ぶことを示し、武の必然と正しき行いという理想との間にある冷厳な倫理的緊張をあらわにする。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral strain of warfare: tactical success often involves disabling the enemy’s support system (like the charioteer), even though such acts can feel ethically troubling when measured against ideals of restraint and righteous conduct.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, during the battle, a warrior wounds the opposing charioteer with five arrows—an action meant to impair the enemy’s mobility and effectiveness in combat.