Shloka 353
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 33 — Kuru Cattle-Raid and Matsya Mobilization (भूमिंजय-प्रेरणा)
हत्वा तां महतीं सेनां त्रिगर्तानां महारथ: । तदनन्तर महारथी सहदेव त्रिगर्तोंकी उस महासेनाका संहार करके अत्यन्त उग्र रूप धारण किये हाथमें धनुष ले सुशर्मापर चढ़ आये
hatvā tāṁ mahatīṁ senāṁ trigartānāṁ mahārathaḥ | tadanantaraṁ mahārathī sahadevaḥ suśarmāṇam abhyāruroha dhanuḥ-pāṇiḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。トリガルタの大軍を討ち滅ぼしたのち、偉大なる車戦の勇士サハデーヴァは、凄烈にして恐るべき相を帯び、弓を手に取るや、スシュルマー王へと迫った。この一節は、戦における正義の抵抗の勢いを示す。敵軍を砕いた後、武人はさらなる害と乱れを断つため、敵将へと進み寄るのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma in wartime: after neutralizing a threatening force, a warrior may rightly confront the enemy leader to prevent further violence and restore order, acting with resolve rather than cruelty.
After Sahadeva has routed and destroyed the Trigarta host, he takes up his bow, assumes a fierce battle-form, and charges toward their king Suśarmā, escalating the conflict from defeating the army to confronting its commander.