Shloka 31
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
तथैव कृतवर्माणं शैनेय: शत्रुतापन:
tathaiva kṛtavarmāṇaṃ śaineyaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Gayundin, si Śaineya—tanyag bilang tagasunog ng mga kaaway—ay humarap din kay Kṛtavarmā. Ipinakikita ng salaysay ang walang humpay na ganting-hamon ng digmaan: bawat mandirigma’y sinasalubong ng katapat na pagsubok, at ang giting ay nasusukat sa katatagan sa gitna ng lumalalang karahasan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of reciprocal engagement in war: actions invite immediate counter-action, and a warrior’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) is portrayed as steadfastly meeting formidable opponents, even as the moral cost of escalating violence looms in the background.
Sañjaya reports that Śaineya (Sātyaki), famed for subduing enemies, turns to face Kṛtavarmā as well—indicating a sequence of matched combats and the tightening web of duels within the battlefield narrative.