Shloka 13
कर्णार्जुनयुद्ध-प्रवृत्तिः
Renewal of the Karṇa–Arjuna Engagement at Day’s End
तस्यावर्जितकायस्य द्विरदादुत्पतिष्यत: । नाराचेनाहनद् वक्ष: सात्यकि: सो5पतद् भुवि,वंगराज अपने शरीरको सिकोड़कर उस हाथीसे कूदना ही चाहता था कि सात्यकिने नाराचद्वारा उसकी छाती छेद डाली; अतः: वह घायल होकर भूतलपर गिर पड़ा
tasyāvarjitakāyasya dviradād utpatiṣyataḥ | nārācenāhanad vakṣaḥ sātyakiḥ so 'patad bhuvi ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಅಂಗರಾಜನು (ವಂಗರಾಜನು) ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಕುಗ್ಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಆನೆಯಿಂದ ಜಿಗಿಯಲು ಹೊರಟ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಯು ನಾರಾಚ ಬಾಣದಿಂದ ಅವನ ವಕ್ಷಸ್ಥಲವನ್ನು ಭೇದಿಸಿದನು; ಆ ಗಾಯದಿಂದ ಅವನು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬಿದ್ದುಹೋದನು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh clarity of kṣatriya-dharma in war: intent and courage must be matched by vigilance, because in battle outcomes turn on instantaneous action. It also reflects the ethical tension of warfare—skill and duty operate within a violent arena where a single well-aimed strike decides life and death.
The Aṅgarāja, having contracted his body to leap away from an elephant, is intercepted mid-action. Sātyaki pierces his chest with a nārāca arrow, and the wounded king falls to the ground.