Shloka 18
Nārada’s Account of the Kaliṅga Svayaṃvara: Duryodhana’s Seizure and Karṇa’s Escort
कर्णने एक-एक बाणसे उन सभी आक्रमणकारी नरेशोंके धनुष और बाण-समूहोंको भूतलपर काट गिराया ।। ततो विधनुष:ः कांश्ित् कांश्रिदुद्यतकार्मुकान् । कांश्रिच्चोद्वहतो बाणान् रथशक्तिगदास्तथा
tato vidhanuṣaḥ kāṁścit kāṁścid udyata-kārmukān | kāṁś cic codvahato bāṇān ratha-śakti-gadās tathā ||
Então deixou alguns sem arco; derrubou outros mesmo quando estavam com o arco erguido. A alguns conteve enquanto levantavam as flechas, e do mesmo modo tratou os que traziam lanças de carro e maças—quebrando o ímpeto dos atacantes e tirando-lhes os meios de ferir. A cena ressalta uma perícia disciplinada, que neutraliza a violência desarmando mais do que simplesmente massacrando.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power guided by dharma can aim first at preventing harm—by disarming and stopping aggression—rather than indulging in needless destruction; mastery is shown in controlled, purposeful force.
A formidable warrior (described by Nārada) rapidly neutralizes multiple attackers: some are left without bows, others are struck while raising bows or lifting arrows, and even those wielding chariot-spears and maces are checked and disarmed.