Shloka 64
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
द्वाभ्यामतिशिताग्राभ्यामुभौ तत् पार्ष्णिसारथी । ततोअस्य दीप्यमानेन पीतेन निशितेन च
dvābhyām atiśitāgrābhyām ubhau tat pārṣṇisārathī | tato 'sya dīpyamānena pītena niśitena ca
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, hinampas ng tagapagmaneho ng karwahe ni Pārṣṇi ang dalawa gamit ang dalawang sandatang may ubod ng talim na dulo; at pagkatapos ay muling sinalakay niya ito sa pamamagitan ng isang nagliliyab, dilaw ang kulay, at matalas na palasong panghagis—lalo pang pinatindi ang dahas ng sagupaan sa gitna ng walang humpay na agos ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim discipline of kṣatriya-duty in war: skill, decisiveness, and escalation of force occur within a larger ethical tragedy, where even righteous sides must act amid violence and its moral weight.
Sañjaya describes a rapid sequence in battle: Pārṣṇi’s charioteer (Kṛṣṇa, serving as the charioteer) uses two very sharp-pointed weapons against two targets, and then follows up by launching or employing another blazing, yellow, keen-edged missile against an opponent.