Shloka 29
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
राजन! उस समय शकुनिने अत्यन्त वेगशाली और झुकी हुई गाँठवाले तीखे भल््लोंद्वारा सुतसोमके धनुष, तरकस तथा अन्य सब उपकरणोंको भी नष्ट कर दिया ।।
rājan! tadā śakunir atyantavegaiḥ praṇataiḥ parvabhir niśitaiś ca bhallaiḥ sutasomasya dhanuḥ śarāsanaṃ tarakasaṃ cānyāni sarvāṇy upakaraṇāni ca vināśayām āsa || sa cchinnadhanvā viratho khaḍgam udyamya cānādat | vaidūryotpalavarṇābhaṃ dantidantamayaṃ śarum ||
サञ्जयは言った。王よ、その時シャクニは、節目が下へと湾した、きわめて迅速で鋭いバッラ（bhalla）の矢によって、スータソーマの弓と矢筒、さらに他の戦具のすべてを打ち砕いた。弓を断たれたスータソーマは車を失い、剣を掲げて大音声に咆哮し、ついで象牙で作られ、ヴァイドゥーリヤ宝のように輝き、青蓮の色を帯びた槍を手に取った—武器を失ってもなお戦いを続けるために。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights kṣatriya resilience: even when deprived of primary weapons and chariot, a warrior is expected to maintain courage, adapt swiftly, and continue the fight without surrendering to despair.
Śakuni uses fast, sharp bhalla-arrows to cut down Sutasoma’s bow, quiver, and equipment. Sutasoma becomes chariotless, roars, raises his sword, and prepares another weapon—an ivory spear shining like a cat’s-eye gem and blue lotus—to continue battling.