Shloka 13
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
एवमुक्त: फाल्गुनस्तु कृष्णं वचनमत्रवीत् । धृतराष्ट्रसुता: सर्वे हता भीमेन माधव
evam uktaḥ phālgunas tu kṛṣṇaṃ vacanam atravīt | dhṛtarāṣṭrasutāḥ sarve hatā bhīmena mādhava ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ഫാൽഗുനൻ (അർജുനൻ) കൃഷ്ണനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ മാധവാ! ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും ഭീമനാൽ നിഹതരായി.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: even when actions align with perceived duty and vows, the outcome—total destruction of a lineage—carries profound moral and emotional weight, reminding readers that adharma-fueled conflict ends in collective ruin.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, after being addressed, tells Kṛṣṇa that Bhīma has killed all of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons—signaling the near-complete collapse of the Kaurava side and the decisive turning of the war’s final phase.