Shloka 35
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
चिच्छेद तांस्तु खड्गेन शिक्षया च बलेन च | दर्शयँल्लाघवं युद्धे ताक्ष्यतुल्यपराक्रम:,परंतु गरुड़के तुल्य पराक्रमी सुतसोमने अपनी शिक्षा और बलके अनुसार युद्धमें फुर्ती दिखाते हुए खड्गसे उन सब बाणोंके टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर डाले
ciccheda tāṁs tu khaḍgena śikṣayā ca balena ca | darśayaṁl lāghavaṁ yuddhe tākṣya-tulya-parākramaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Namun Sutasoma, yang keberaniannya setara Tākṣya (Garuḍa), memperlihatkan kepantasan di medan perang; bersandar pada latihan dan kekuatannya, dia mengerat semua anak panah itu hingga berkecai dengan pedangnya. Adegan ini menegaskan cita-cita kṣatriya: kuasa yang dipandu oleh amalan dan disiplin, di tengah dharma tugas yang tidak mengenal belas di medan laga.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true martial excellence is not mere brute force: it is strength directed by training (śikṣā) and expressed as controlled agility (lāghava). In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such disciplined prowess is part of kṣatriya-dharma—skillful performance of one’s duty even amid violence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior—likened in valor to Garuḍa—who, in the midst of combat, swiftly cuts the incoming arrows into fragments with his sword, demonstrating exceptional speed and technique.