Shloka 30
Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ
Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements
शैनेयेडधिछिते राजन् विरथे कृतवर्मणि
śaineye dadhicchite rājan virathe kṛtavarmaṇi
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, nang si Śaineya (Sātyaki) ay napabagsak at si Kṛtavarman ay naiwan na walang karwahe, nagbago ang timbangan ng labanan sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng sagupaan sa gabi—ipinamalas kung gaano kabilis umikot ang kapalaran sa digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the instability of worldly power in war: even renowned warriors can be suddenly brought low, reminding readers that pride and certainty are fragile and that outcomes can pivot in an instant.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra a battlefield development: Śaineya (Sātyaki) has been struck down, and Kṛtavarman is without his chariot—details that signal a critical shift in the ongoing combat.