Shloka 583
चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान् विव्याध सुबलात्मज: । प्रजानाथ! फिर सुबलपुत्रने एक बाणसे ध्वजको, दो बाणोंसे छत्रको और चार बाणोंसे उनके चारों घोड़ोंको भी घायल कर दिया
caturbhiś caturo vāhān vivyādha subalātmajaḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。「人々の主よ。スバラの子は容赦なき武芸を示した。一本の矢で軍旗を射抜き、二本で王の天蓋（傘）を貫き、さらに四本の矢で四頭の馬すべてを傷つけた。戦の暴虐が増しゆくただ中でのことであった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how technical prowess in war can be morally ambivalent: extraordinary skill is displayed in service of destruction, underscoring the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between kṣatriya excellence and the tragic cost of conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Subala’s son (Śakuni) shoots with great accuracy—hitting the opponent’s banner with one arrow, the parasol with two, and then wounding all four horses with four arrows—thereby impairing the enemy’s chariot and signaling dominance in that exchange.