Shloka 64
ततः स मुक्तिर्दशभिर्जघान सभापति काज्चनवर्मनद्धम् । एक बाणसे कर्णकी ध्वजाको बींधकर अर्जुनने चार बाणोंसे शल्यको और तीनसे कर्णको घायल कर दिया। तत्पश्चात् उन्होंने दस बाण छोड़कर सुवर्णमय कवच धारण करनेवाले सभापति नामक राजकुमारको मार डाला ।।
tataḥ sa muktir daśabhir jaghāna sabhāpatiṃ kāñcanavarmanaddham | eka-bāṇena karṇakī-dhvajāko vidhya karṇaṃ caturbhir bāṇaiḥ śalyaṃ ca trībhiḥ kṛtvā kṣatam || tataḥ sa rājaputro viśirā vibāhuḥ vivājisūto vidhanuḥ viketuḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Arjuna menewaskan putera raja bernama Sabhāpati dengan sepuluh anak panah, walaupun dia bersalut baju zirah emas. Dengan satu anak panah dia menembusi lambang pada panji Karṇa; dengan empat dia melukai Śalya; dan dengan tiga dia melukai Karṇa. Sesudah itu putera raja itu rebah—kepala dan lengannya terpenggal, kusir dan kuda-kudanya terbunuh, busurnya patah, dan panjinya musnah—menampakkan keganasan medan perang yang kian memuncak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim logic of kṣatriya warfare: excellence in skill and unwavering resolve decide outcomes, yet every display of prowess is inseparable from suffering and irreversible loss. It invites reflection on dharma in war—duty performed with precision, but within a tragic moral landscape.
Arjuna rapidly escalates his attack: he pierces Karṇa’s banner with one arrow, wounds Śalya with four, wounds Karṇa with three, and then kills the armored prince Sabhāpati with ten arrows. The fallen prince is described as utterly disabled—head and arms cut off, charioteer and horses slain, bow broken, and standard destroyed.