Shloka 316
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
चिच्छेद प्रहसन युद्धे क्षुरप्रेण महारथ: । इससे सुषेणको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। उस महारथीने हँसते-हँसते युद्धस्थलमें एक क्षुरप्रके द्वारा पाण्डुकुमार नकुलके विशाल धनुषको काट डाला
sañjaya uvāca | ciccheda prahasan yuddhe kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ |
Sañjaya disse: No meio da batalha, aquele grande guerreiro de carro, sorrindo enquanto lutava, decepou o poderoso arco de Nakula, filho de Pāṇḍu, com uma flecha de fio de navalha. O ato—feito com facilidade confiante—provocou a ira de Suṣeṇa, aguçando o tom pessoal do combate dentro da ética implacável da guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how displays of prowess and psychological dominance (smiling while disabling an opponent’s weapon) can inflame anger and intensify violence; in dharma-yuddha, skill must be balanced with restraint, since humiliation and taunting often escalate conflict beyond necessity.
Sanjaya reports that a great warrior, fighting with confident ease, uses a razor-edged arrow to cut Nakula’s bow on the battlefield; this act triggers Sushena’s anger, setting up a sharper exchange in the ongoing combat.