Shloka 58
शत्रुप्रवीरैरस्त्राणि नानाशस्त्राणि सायकै: । छित्त्वा तानवधीच्छत्रून् पाण्ड्य: शक्र इवासुरान्,जैसे इन्द्र असुरोंका संहार करते हैं, उसी प्रकार पाण्ड्यनरेश शत्रुवीरोंद्वारा चलाये गये नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंको अपने बाणोंद्वारा नष्ट करके उन शत्रुओंका वध कर डालते थे
sañjaya uvāca |
śatrupravīrair astrāṇi nānāśastrāṇi sāyakaiḥ |
chittvā tān avadhīc chatrūn pāṇḍyaḥ śakra ivāsurān ||
三阇耶说道：如同因陀罗诛灭阿修罗，般荼耶之王以箭矢斩断敌方勇将所掷来的种种飞射与兵刃，继而击杀诸敌。此偈以“有纪律而果决”的战阵之行来描绘其威能：先消弭来袭之暴力，再在战争阴沉的职责中，依正法降下最后而正当的一击。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its battlefield form: first neutralize harmful force (cutting down incoming weapons), then act decisively to end the threat. The Indra–Asura comparison elevates disciplined martial action as duty-bound rather than wanton.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍya king in combat: enemy champions launch many kinds of weapons, which he destroys with his arrows, and then he kills those enemies—likened to Indra’s slaying of the Asuras.