Shloka 473
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
सारथिं पजञ्चभिर्बाणै राजन् विव्याध संयुगे । राजन! तत्पश्चात द्रोणने युद्धस्थलमें धृष्टद्युम्मको सात बाणोंसे बींधकर उनके सारथिको पाँच बाँणोंसे घायल कर दिया
sārathiṁ pañcabhir bāṇai rājann vivyādha saṁyuge |
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ರಾಜನೇ! ನಂತರ ದ್ರೋಣನು ಯುದ್ಧಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನನನ್ನು ಏಳು ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಭೇದಿಸಿ, ಅವನ ಸಾರಥಿಯನ್ನು ಐದು ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಗಾಯಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral strain of warfare: tactical success often involves disabling the enemy’s support system (like the charioteer), even though such acts can feel ethically troubling when measured against ideals of restraint and righteous conduct.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, during the battle, a warrior wounds the opposing charioteer with five arrows—an action meant to impair the enemy’s mobility and effectiveness in combat.