Shloka 126
दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat
अविध्यत् तूर्णमभ्येत्य सहदेव: प्रतापवान् | इसी समय प्रतापी सहदेवने आकर शीघ्रतापूर्वक अस्त्र चलाते हुए तुरंत ही बीस बाणोंसे दुर्योधनको बींध डाला
avidyat tūrṇam abhyetya sahadevaḥ pratāpavān |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Ang magiting na Sahadeva ay mabilis na sumulong at, nang walang pag-aatubili, tinamaan si Duryodhana—binutas siya ng dalawampung palaso. Sa mabagsik na batas ng larangan, ipinakita ng sandaling ito ang bilis, disiplina, at tumpak na pag-asinta laban sa isang mabigat na katunggali, kung saan ang sariling dangal ay isinasantabi sa madilim na pangangailangan ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its starkest form: decisive action, courage, and technical mastery in battle. Ethical focus lies not in celebrating violence, but in showing how warriors are bound to act with resolve and competence when duty and conflict have become unavoidable.
Sañjaya reports that Sahadeva rapidly advances and immediately pierces Duryodhana with twenty arrows, marking a sharp exchange in the ongoing battle sequence of the Karṇa Parva.