Shloka 33
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
वधार्थ पाण्डुपुत्रस्य याचितां शक्तिमेव च
vadhārthaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya yācitāṃ śaktim eva ca
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– «ပाण्डု၏သားကို သတ်ရန်အတွက် သူသည် ထို ‘သက္တိ’ (śakti) ဟူသော နတ်မိစ္ဆာလက်နက်ကိုပင် တောင်းယူခဲ့သည်»။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how the pursuit of victory in war often turns on extraordinary means—boons and divine weapons—raising ethical tension: intent (vadhārtha) can drive one to seek decisive power, yet such power intensifies the moral weight of one’s choices.
Sañjaya reports that, with the aim of killing a Pāṇḍava, a śakti-weapon was specifically requested—indicating a calculated attempt to secure a single, lethal advantage against a key opponent.