Shloka 31
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
तथैव कृतवर्माणं शैनेय: शत्रुतापन:
tathaiva kṛtavarmāṇaṃ śaineyaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Demikian juga, Śaineya—terkenal sebagai pembakar musuh—turut berhadapan dengan Kṛtavarmā. Kisah ini menegaskan timbal balik pertempuran yang tidak mengenal henti, apabila setiap pahlawan bertemu cabaran yang menyahutnya, dan keperwiraan diukur melalui keteguhan di tengah keganasan yang kian memuncak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of reciprocal engagement in war: actions invite immediate counter-action, and a warrior’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) is portrayed as steadfastly meeting formidable opponents, even as the moral cost of escalating violence looms in the background.
Sañjaya reports that Śaineya (Sātyaki), famed for subduing enemies, turns to face Kṛtavarmā as well—indicating a sequence of matched combats and the tightening web of duels within the battlefield narrative.