Shloka 316
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
चिच्छेद प्रहसन युद्धे क्षुरप्रेण महारथ: । इससे सुषेणको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। उस महारथीने हँसते-हँसते युद्धस्थलमें एक क्षुरप्रके द्वारा पाण्डुकुमार नकुलके विशाल धनुषको काट डाला
sañjaya uvāca | ciccheda prahasan yuddhe kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ |
サンジャヤは語った。「戦のただ中で、その大車戦士は笑みを浮かべて戦い、剃刀の刃のごとき矢（クシュラプラ）で、パーンドゥの子ナクラの巨大な弓を断ち切った。その一撃は、余裕ある自信のままになされたがゆえに、スシェーナの怒りを激しく掻き立て、容赦なき戦の掟の中にあっても、この対決に個人的な鋭さを刻み込んだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how displays of prowess and psychological dominance (smiling while disabling an opponent’s weapon) can inflame anger and intensify violence; in dharma-yuddha, skill must be balanced with restraint, since humiliation and taunting often escalate conflict beyond necessity.
Sanjaya reports that a great warrior, fighting with confident ease, uses a razor-edged arrow to cut Nakula’s bow on the battlefield; this act triggers Sushena’s anger, setting up a sharper exchange in the ongoing combat.