Shloka 31
तस्याश्वसादीन् सुबहूंस्ते निहत्य शितै: शरै:ः
tasyāśvasādīn subahūṁs te nihatya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa pamamagitan ng matatalim na palaso, pinaslang niya ang marami sa mga kabayo at iba pang tagapaglingkod ng kalaban, at lalo pang isinulong ang pag-atake.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim momentum of war: once combat is joined, even the supporting elements of a warrior—horses and attendants—become legitimate targets, revealing how violence spreads beyond the principal fighters and tests the boundaries of dharma in practice.
Sanjaya reports that, in the ongoing battle, many horses and other associated combat-support elements belonging to a particular warrior are cut down by sharp arrows, indicating a decisive, escalating strike meant to cripple mobility and combat capacity.