Shloka 12
Karṇa’s Camp-Council Discourse: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament, Sañjaya’s Counsel, and Karṇa’s Request for Śalya
Book 8, Chapter 22
ततो बाणांश्षतुःषष्टिं तव पुत्रो महारणे | सहदेवरथं तूर्ण प्रेषयामास भारत,भारत! इतनेहीमें आपके पुत्रने उस महासमरमें सहदेवपर तुरंत ही चौंसठ बाण चलाये
tato bāṇān ṣaṭ-ṣaṣṭiṁ tava putro mahāraṇe | sahadeva-rathaṁ tūrṇaṁ preṣayāmāsa bhārata ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, dalam pertempuran besar itu, puteramu dengan pantas melepaskan enam puluh empat anak panah ke arah kereta Sahadeva. Narasi ini menegaskan rentak perang yang tidak mengenal henti, di mana keperkasaan ditunjukkan melalui rentetan tembakan yang cepat namun terukur, sementara beban moral menyerang kaum kerabat dalam konflik Kurukṣetra tetap tersirat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily functions as battlefield reportage, highlighting the disciplined, rapid execution of a warrior’s attack. Ethically, it sits within the Mahābhārata’s larger tension: kṣatriya duty and skill are displayed amid a fratricidal war whose righteousness is contested.
Sañjaya tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son quickly shoots sixty-four arrows at Sahadeva’s chariot during the great battle, indicating an intense exchange and an attempt to check or damage Sahadeva’s mobility and position.