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अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
आत्मनामाड्कितान् घोरान् राधेय: प्राहिणोच्छरान् | राजाओंके उन बाणसमूहोंका निवारण करके महारथी राधापुत्र कर्णने उनके रथके जुओं, ईषादण्डों, छत्रों, ध्वजाओं तथा घोड़ोंपर अपने नाम खुदे हुए भयंकर बाणोंका प्रहार किया
sañjaya uvāca | ātmānāmāṅkitān ghorān rādheyaḥ prāhiṇoc charān |
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Rādheya (Karṇa) melepaskan anak panah yang menggerunkan, terukir dengan namanya sendiri. Setelah menangkis hujan panah para raja, pahlawan maharatha itu—Karṇa putera Rādhā—menghentam kuk dan batang kereta mereka, juga payung kebesaran, panji-panji, serta kuda-kuda, dengan panah-panah dahsyat yang bertanda namanya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the harsh frame of war, the episode highlights a strategic ethic: disabling an opponent’s means and symbols of combat (chariot parts, banner, parasol, horses) can be a form of controlled force—asserting dominance and breaking morale without focusing solely on slaughter.
Sañjaya reports that Karna, after countering the kings’ arrows, releases fearsome arrows bearing his own name and strikes their chariots’ yokes and shafts, along with their royal insignia (parasols and banners) and horses, thereby crippling their mobility and prestige on the battlefield.