Shloka 18
तेषां चतुःशतान् वीरान् यतमानान् महारथान् । अर्जुनो निशितैर्बाणैरनयद् यमसादनम्
teṣāṁ catuḥśatān vīrān yatamānān mahārathān | arjuno niśitair bāṇair anayad yamasādanam ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອມະຫາຣະຖະນັກຮົບຜູ້ກ້າຫານສີ່ຮ້ອຍນັ້ນພາກພຽນຕໍ່ສູ້ຢູ່ໃນສົງຄາມ ອາຣຊຸນດ້ວຍລູກສອນຄົມກົດຂອງຕົນ ໄດ້ສົ່ງພວກເຂົາໄປສູ່ສຳນັກຂອງຍະມະ—ພາບທີ່ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນນ້ຳໜັກທາງທຳຂອງສົງຄາມ ເມື່ອຄວາມກ້າຫານແລະຄວາມມຸ່ງໝັ້ນຍັງຕ້ອງພົບກັບຜົນສຸດທ້າຍອັນຫຼີກບໍ່ພົ້ນຄືຄວາມຕາຍ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inexorable consequence of war: even the most capable and determined warriors are subject to death. It implicitly reflects kṣatriya-dharma’s harsh arena—valor and effort do not nullify mortality, and actions in battle carry grave ethical weight.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, using sharp arrows, slew (sent to Yama’s abode) four hundred great chariot-warriors who were actively striving in combat, highlighting Arjuna’s overwhelming martial effectiveness in this phase of the Kurukṣetra war.