Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 37
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
पातयित्वा हयानू् सर्वास्त्रिगर्तानां रथान् ययौ । पार्थने अपने बहुसंख्यक बाणोंद्वारा घुड़सवारोंकी उस सेनाको छिजन्न-भिन्न कर डाला तथा समस्त घोड़ोंको धराशायी करके त्रिगर्तदेशीय रथियोंपर चढ़ाई कर दी ।।
pātayitvā hayān sarvās trigartānāṁ rathān yayau | pārthena bahusaṅkhyakair bāṇair aśvārūḍhānāṁ senā chinnabhinna-kṛtā, sarvāṁś ca hayān dharāśāyīn kṛtvā trigartadeśīyeṣu rathikeṣu abhyadravat || tataḥ te sahitā bhūtvā trigartānāṁ mahārathāḥ ... ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Matapos pabagsakin ang mga kabayo, sumugod siya laban sa lahat ng mga karwaheng Trigarta. Sa napakaraming palaso, winasak ni Pārtha ang hukbong nakasakay; at pagkabagsak ng lahat ng kabayo sa lupa, sinalakay niya ang mga mandirigmang karwahe ng Trigarta. Pagkaraan, ang mga dakilang mandirigmang-karwahe ng Trigarta ay nagsama-sama (upang tumugon).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its battlefield form: disciplined force directed toward a clear tactical aim. Arjuna’s action—disabling mobility by felling horses and then pressing the chariot-warriors—shows strategic restraint within violence: victory is pursued through skill and method rather than indiscriminate slaughter.
Sañjaya narrates Arjuna’s assault on the Trigarta contingent. Arjuna brings down horses, breaks the mounted troops with many arrows, and then advances upon the Trigarta chariot-fighters. In response, the Trigarta mahārathas regroup together to counter him.