Shloka 3436
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
दुर्योधनं शरैस्ती3णै: संक्रुद्ध: समवाकिरत् । प्रजानाथ! थोड़ी देरमें सचेत होनेपर क्रोधमें भरे हुए सहदेव दुर्योधनपर पैने बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे
duryodhanaṃ śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ saṃkruddhaḥ samavākirat |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa galit na nag-aalab, pinaulanan ni Sahadeva si Duryodhana ng matutulis na palaso. Sa moral na himpapawid ng digmaan, ipinakikita ng sandaling ito na kahit ang isang matuwid na mandirigma, kapag ganap nang mulat at napukaw, ay maaaring itulak ng poot sa walang tigil na karahasan—ang dharma rito’y naihahayag bilang mabagsik na tungkulin ng labanan, hindi bilang kahinahunan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of kṣatriya life: even a generally dharmic warrior can be overtaken by krodha, yet in a battlefield context that anger is channeled into the grim duty of combat. It implicitly warns that wrath is powerful and contagious, shaping action even when one fights for a just cause.
Sañjaya narrates that Sahadeva, now fully roused and furious, launches a concentrated barrage of sharp arrows at Duryodhana, attempting to overwhelm him in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.