Shloka 333
Adhyāya 40 (Book 7, Droṇa-parva): Abhimanyu’s Rapid Advance and Battlefield Disruption
सच्छत्रध्वजयन्तारं साश्वमाशु स्मयन्निव । उसने मुसकराते हुए-से अपने मण्डलाकार धनुषसे छूटे हुए विषधर सर्पोके समान भयानक बाणोंद्वारा छत्र, ध्वज, सारथि और घोड़ोंसहित कर्णको शीघ्र ही घायल कर दिया
sacchatradhvajayantāraṃ sāśvam āśu smayann iva | maṇḍalākāra-dhanuṣā muktair viṣadhara-sarpopamaiḥ bhayānakaiḥ bāṇaiḥ karṇaṃ chatradhvaja-sārathi-aśva-sahitaṃ śīghram eva vyathayām āsa ||
サञ्जयは語った。まるで微笑むかのように、彼は円弓から放った、毒蛇にも似て恐るべき矢で、カルナを—天蓋（パラソル）、旗標、御者、馬までもろとも—たちまち傷つけた。この場面は、戦の狂乱の中では名誉と守護のしるしさえ砕け散り、武威とは敵の戦の機構そのものを無力化する力によって量られるのだと示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh ethic of battlefield dharma: victory is pursued through decisive disabling of the enemy’s capacity to fight (chariot, horses, standard), while also reminding that royal insignia and outward honor (parasol, banner) are fragile amid violence.
Sanjaya reports that a warrior (implied opponent of Karna) rapidly wounds Karna along with his chariot’s key elements—parasol, banner, charioteer, and horses—by firing fearsome arrows from a circular bow, compared to venomous serpents.