Shloka 7
कुलिन्दपुत्रावरजस्तु तोमरै- दिवाकरांशुप्रतिमैरयस्मयै: । रथं च विक्षोभ्य ननाद नर्दत- स्ततो<स्य गान्धारपति: शिरो5हरत्
sañjaya uvāca |
kulindaputrāvarajas tu tomarair
divākarāṃśupratimair ayasmayaiḥ |
rathaṃ ca vikṣobhya nanāda nardatas
tato 'sya gāndhārapatiḥ śiro 'harat ||
Sanjaya berkata: Adinda kepada putera Kulinda, sambil melontar lembing besi yang bersinar laksana sinar matahari, menggoncang rata perang raja Gandhara dan mengaum lantang mencabar. Namun seketika itu juga, penguasa Gandhara memenggal kepala pahlawan yang sedang mengaum itu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield reality that martial display (roaring, shaking the enemy chariot) can provoke swift, decisive retaliation; it reflects the harsh kṣatriya arena where prowess and consequence are immediate, and life can turn on a single counterstroke.
A Kulinda prince’s younger brother attacks the Gandhara king’s chariot with sun-bright iron javelins, causing it to shake and roaring in challenge; the Gandhara king responds by cutting off the attacker’s head.