Shloka 19
अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च
Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents
प्रापयाश्वान् महाबाहो सत्यसेन प्रति प्रभो । यावदेनं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैनयामि यमसादनम्,'प्रभो! महाबाहो! आप घोड़ोंको सत्यसेनके निकट पहुँचाइये। मैं अपने तीखे बाणोंसे पहले इसीको यमलोक भेज दूँगा”
prāpayāśvān mahābāho satyasena prati prabho | yāvad enaṁ śarais tīkṣṇair nayāmi yamasādanam ||
«အရှင်၊ လက်မောင်းကြီးသူ (မဟာဗာဟို) ရေ—သခင်တော်၊ စတျယစေန ထံသို့ မြင်းများကို နီးကပ်စေပါ။ သူ ထပ်မံအန္တရာယ်ပြုမီ၊ ကျွန်ုပ်၏ ထက်မြက်သော မြားများဖြင့် ယမ၏ နေရာသို့ ပို့လိုက်မည်» ဟု ဆို၏။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects the kṣatriya battlefield ethic of prompt, decisive engagement: when a threat is imminent, hesitation is treated as a moral and strategic failure. ‘Sending to Yama’s abode’ is a conventional dharmic-war idiom for death, emphasizing the gravity of combat and the warrior’s resolve.
In the midst of battle, the speaker urges the charioteer/commander addressed as ‘mahābāhu’ and ‘prabhu’ to drive the horses toward the warrior Satyasena, declaring an intention to strike him down quickly with sharp arrows—before the opponent can act further.