Shloka 5
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
शाकुनिं तु तत: षष्टया विव्याध भरतर्षभ । सारथिं त्रिभिरानर्छत्तं च भूयो व्यविध्यत
śākunīṁ tu tataḥ ṣaṣṭyā vivyādha bharatarṣabha | sārathiṁ tribhir ānarchat taṁ ca bhūyo vyavidhyat ||
سنجے نے کہا—اے بھرت-شریشٹھ، پھر اس نے شکنی کے بیٹے اُلوک کو ساٹھ تیروں سے چھید ڈالا؛ تین تیروں سے اس کے سارتھی کو بھی ستایا، اور اس کے بعد اُلوک کو مزید زخمی کر دیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: martial prowess is applied decisively, yet the ethical tension remains—victory is pursued through escalating harm, reminding readers that even ‘duty-bound’ violence carries grave moral and human consequences.
Sañjaya reports a combat episode in which a warrior (implied by context) showers Śakuni’s son Ulūka with sixty arrows, then strikes Ulūka’s charioteer with three arrows, and continues to wound Ulūka further, intensifying the attack.