Shloka 62
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
अश्वांश्व चतुरो भल्लैरनयदू यमसादनम्
aśvāṃś ca caturo bhallair anayad yamasādanam
Sañjaya berkata: Dengan anak panah tajam (bhalla), dia menghantar keempat-empat kuda itu ke alam Yama—gambaran pembunuhan yang pantas dan tuntas di tengah etika medan perang yang tidak mengenal belas kasihan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim immediacy of war: skill and force can end life in an instant, reminding the listener of mortality and the heavy moral weight carried by warriors acting within kṣatriya-duty.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, a combatant strikes down the four horses of a chariot with bhalla-arrows, effectively sending them to death (Yama’s abode) and crippling the opponent’s mobility.