Shloka 10
तथैव तौ प्रत्यविध्यत् सूतपुत्र: प्रतापवान् | भल्लाभ्यां शितधाराभ्यां महात्मानावरिंदमौ,इसी प्रकार प्रतापी सूतपुत्रने भी तेज धारवाले दो भल्लोंद्वारा शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले उन दोनों महामनस्वी वीरोंको घायल कर दिया
tathaiva tau pratyavidhyat sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān | bhallābhyāṃ śitadhārābhyāṃ mahātmānāvarindamau ||
Sañjaya disse: Do mesmo modo, o valente filho do cocheiro revidou e traspassou aqueles dois guerreiros de grande alma, subjugadores de inimigos, com um par de flechas bhalla de lâmina afiada. Essa troca reflete a reciprocidade implacável da batalha—proeza respondendo a proeza—em que a perícia marcial, mais do que a deliberação moral, conduz o curso imediato dos acontecimentos.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield principle of immediate reciprocity: an attack is met with a counterattack. Ethically, it underscores how, in war, skill and resolve often govern the moment, while the larger questions of dharma and consequence unfold across the broader narrative.
Sañjaya narrates that Karṇa, described as the powerful sūtaputra, retaliates by piercing two opposing heroic warriors with two sharp bhalla arrows, wounding them in the ongoing combat exchange.