Shloka 58
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
शरवष्टिं तु तां मुक्तां सूतपुत्रेण भारत
śaravaṣṭiṁ tu tāṁ muktāṁ sūtaputreṇa bhārata
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Bhārata, hujan anak panah itu dilepaskan oleh putera sais kereta. Dalam suasana moral peperangan, baris ini menegaskan bahawa tindakan keganasan yang menentukan berpunca pada agensi individu—setiap pelepasan senjata ialah pilihan yang disengajakan, menambah beban tanggungjawab di tengah kekacauan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a vast war where events seem impersonal, the text highlights personal agency: a specific warrior chooses to unleash force, and that choice carries moral and karmic weight.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a particular ‘shower of arrows’ was discharged by the Sūtaputra—i.e., Karṇa—marking an intense moment of battlefield assault.