Shloka 45
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
वाराहकर्णर्दशभिरविध्यदसिचर्मणी । इस प्रकार आक्रमण करते हुए वृषसेनकी तलवार और ढालको सात्यकिने वाराहकर्ण नामक दस बाणोंद्वारा शीघ्र ही खण्डित कर दिया || ४४ $ ।। दुःशासनस्तु त॑ं दृष्टवा विरथ॑ं व्यायुधं कृतम्
vārāhakarṇair daśabhir avidhyad asi-carmaṇī |
iti prakāram ākramaṇaṃ kurvatā vṛṣasenasyāsiṃ ca carma ca sātyakinā vārāhakarṇa-nāmabhir daśabhir bāṇaiḥ śīghram eva khaṇḍitaṃ ||
duḥśāsanas tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā virathaṃ vyāyudhaṃ kṛtam ...
桑阇耶说道：萨底耶吉以十支名为“婆罗诃迦耳那”的箭矢射中弗利沙塞那的剑与盾。于是当弗利沙塞那仍在猛攻之时，萨底耶吉迅速击碎其刀刃与圆盾。见他被打得失却战车、又被夺去兵器，杜沙萨那便…
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the harsh arena of war, mastery is shown not merely by killing but by controlled superiority—here, disarming the opponent. The episode highlights kṣatriya-dharma as skill, courage, and tactical restraint, while also showing how violence tends to escalate as new warriors intervene.
Sātyaki counters Vṛṣasena’s aggressive advance by striking his sword and shield with ten specialized arrows called Vārāhakarṇa, breaking them and leaving him effectively disarmed; Duḥśāsana sees this and prepares to respond.