Shloka 60
दूसरेकी बायीं भुजा क्षुरोंद्वारा कवचके साथ कटकर भूमिपर गिर गयी। इस प्रकार किरीटधारी अर्जुनने शत्रुपक्षके सभी मुख्य-मुख्य योद्धाओंका संहार कर डाला ।।
tasya vāma-bāhur dvitīyasya kṣurāntena kavacena saha chinnaḥ pṛthivyāṃ nipapāta | evaṃ kirīṭī arjunaḥ śatru-pakṣasya sarvān pradhāna-pradhānān yodhān saṃjaghāna || śaraiḥ śarīrānta-karaiḥ su-ghorair dauryodhanaṃ sainyam aśeṣam eva | vaikartanenāpi tathā yuddha-madhye sahasraśo bāṇa-gaṇā visṛṣṭāḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dengan anak panah setajam mata pisau, lengan kiri seorang pahlawan diputuskan bersama zirahnya lalu jatuh ke bumi. Demikianlah Arjuna yang bermakuta membunuh semua juara utama pihak musuh. Dengan panah-panah yang amat dahsyat, yang menamatkan hayat, dia menghancurkan seluruh bala tentera Duryodhana tanpa berbaki; dan dengan cara yang sama Karṇa, Vaikartana, di tengah medan laga melepaskan hujan anak panah beribu-ribu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, once dharma has collapsed into total war, even the greatest heroes—Arjuna and Karṇa—advance the conflict through unmatched martial prowess. It highlights the ethical tragedy of escalation: skill and duty operate within a battlefield where restraint is scarce and the cost is widespread destruction.
Sañjaya reports a vivid moment of carnage: a warrior’s left arm is cut off with armor and falls to the ground; Arjuna then slays leading enemy champions and devastates Duryodhana’s forces with deadly arrows. In parallel, Karṇa also showers the battlefield with thousands of arrows, matching the intensity of the fight.