Shloka 12
Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय हेमपृष्ठं दुरासदम् । कर्ण विव्याध सप्तत्या सारथिं च त्रिभि: शरै:,तत्पश्चात् नकुलने सोनेकी पीठवाला दूसरा दुर्जय धनुष हाथमें लेकर कर्णको सत्तर और उसके सारथिको तीन बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
athānyad dhanur ādāya hemapṛṣṭhaṃ durāsadam | karṇaṃ vivyādha saptatyā sārathiṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, kinuha ni Nakula ang isa pang busog—may likurang ginto at mahirap salagin—at tinamaan si Karṇa ng pitumpung palaso, at tinamaan din ang kaniyang tagapagmaneho ng karwahe ng tatlong palaso.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its stark battlefield form: steadfastness, technical mastery, and decisive action. It also invites reflection on the ethical tension of war—skill and duty operating within a violent arena where even attendants like charioteers become targets.
In Sañjaya’s report of the battle, Nakula takes up another formidable, gold-backed bow and shoots Karṇa with seventy arrows, then wounds Karṇa’s charioteer with three arrows, intensifying the exchange between the warriors.