Shloka 24
द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः
Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction
तान् स विद्ध्वा पुनर्योधान् वीर: सुनिशितै: शरैः । राधेयस्याच्छिनद् भल्लै: कार्मुकं चित्रयोधिन:
tān sa viddhvā punaryodhān vīraḥ suniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | rādheyasyācchinad bhallaiḥ kārmukaṃ citrayodhinaḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಆ ಯೋಧರನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ವಿದ್ಧಮಾಡಿ, ಆ ವೀರನು ಭಲ್ಲಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣನಾದ ರಾಧೇಯ (ಕರ್ಣ)ನ ಧನುಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದನು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic where victory is pursued through disciplined skill and tactical restraint: rather than indiscriminate slaughter, a warrior may neutralize an opponent by disabling weapons, demonstrating mastery and purposeful action within kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya reports that a heroic warrior repeatedly strikes the opposing fighters with sharp arrows and then uses bhalla shafts to cut off Karna’s bow, temporarily disarming the renowned and versatile combatant Rādheya.