Shloka 543
चिच्छेद सप्तधा राजन् कृतहस्तो महाबल: । राजन! शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाला महाबली शकुनि सिद्धहस्त था। उसने अपनी ओर आते हुए उस भयंकर बाणके सात टुकड़े कर डाले
ciccheda saptadhā rājan kṛtahasto mahābalaḥ |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O Hari, ang makapangyarihan at bihasang-bihasa na si Śakuni ay pinutol ang nakatatakot na palasong papalapit sa kanya at ginawa itong pitong piraso.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of trained skill and alertness to avert danger; ethically, it also reminds that excellence (śaurya/kaushala) is value-neutral and becomes uplifting or destructive depending on the intention and cause it serves.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the expert and mighty Śakuni intercepts an incoming fearsome arrow and slices it into seven pieces, preventing it from striking its target.