Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 32
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
आपका पुत्र सुदर्शन भीमका सामना करने लगा। सुशर्मा और शकुनिने किरीटधारी अर्जुनके साथ युद्ध छेड़ दिया ।। सहदेवं तव सुतो हयपृष्ठगतो< भ्ययात् । ततो हि यत्नतः क्षिप्रं तव पुत्रो जनाधिप
sahadevaṃ tava suto hayapṛṣṭhagato 'bhyayāt | tato hi yatnataḥ kṣipraṃ tava putro janādhipa ||
Sañjaya nói: Con trai bệ hạ đã xông đến đối đầu Sahadeva, cưỡi trên lưng ngựa. Rồi, ôi đấng quân vương, con trai bệ hạ lập tức dồn ép thế công, ra tay mau lẹ với sự dụng tâm và nỗ lực.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid chaos, action is portrayed as guided by yatna (deliberate effort) and kṣipratā (swift execution). The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos: initiative, tactical urgency, and steadfast engagement in one’s appointed duty during war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that one of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons advances to confront Sahadeva, doing so mounted on a horse, and then quickly intensifies the engagement with purposeful effort.