Shloka 31
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
तथैव कृतवर्माणं शैनेय: शत्रुतापन:
tathaiva kṛtavarmāṇaṃ śaineyaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
サञ्जयは言った。「同じく、敵を灼き尽くす者として名高いシャイネーヤもまた、クリタヴァルマーに対峙した。語りは戦いの容赦ない相互応酬を示す。武人はそれぞれ応える挑戦に遭い、激しさを増す暴力のただ中で揺るがぬ堅忍によって武勇が量られるのである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of reciprocal engagement in war: actions invite immediate counter-action, and a warrior’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) is portrayed as steadfastly meeting formidable opponents, even as the moral cost of escalating violence looms in the background.
Sañjaya reports that Śaineya (Sātyaki), famed for subduing enemies, turns to face Kṛtavarmā as well—indicating a sequence of matched combats and the tightening web of duels within the battlefield narrative.