Shloka 64
ततः स मुक्तिर्दशभिर्जघान सभापति काज्चनवर्मनद्धम् । एक बाणसे कर्णकी ध्वजाको बींधकर अर्जुनने चार बाणोंसे शल्यको और तीनसे कर्णको घायल कर दिया। तत्पश्चात् उन्होंने दस बाण छोड़कर सुवर्णमय कवच धारण करनेवाले सभापति नामक राजकुमारको मार डाला ।। स राजपुत्रो विशिरा विबाहु- विवाजिसूतो विधनुर्विकेतु:
tataḥ sa muktir daśabhir jaghāna sabhāpatiṃ kāñcanavarmanaddham | eka-bāṇena karṇakī-dhvajāko vidhya karṇaṃ caturbhir bāṇaiḥ śalyaṃ ca trībhiḥ kṛtvā kṣatam || tataḥ sa rājaputro viśirā vibāhuḥ vivājisūto vidhanuḥ viketuḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「ついでアルジュナは、黄金の鎧をまとったサバーパティという王子を十本の矢で射倒した。さらに一本でカルナの旗の徽章を射貫き、四本でシャリヤを傷つけ、三本でカルナを傷つけた。そののち王子は倒れた—首と腕は断たれ、御者と馬は討たれ、弓は折れ、旗印は砕かれた。戦場の暴力が容赦なく増してゆくさまが、そこに示された。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim logic of kṣatriya warfare: excellence in skill and unwavering resolve decide outcomes, yet every display of prowess is inseparable from suffering and irreversible loss. It invites reflection on dharma in war—duty performed with precision, but within a tragic moral landscape.
Arjuna rapidly escalates his attack: he pierces Karṇa’s banner with one arrow, wounds Śalya with four, wounds Karṇa with three, and then kills the armored prince Sabhāpati with ten arrows. The fallen prince is described as utterly disabled—head and arms cut off, charioteer and horses slain, bow broken, and standard destroyed.