Shloka 33
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
यदेनं शरवर्षेण वारयामास पार्षतम् | न शशाक ततो गन्तुं बलवानपि संयुगे
sañjaya uvāca | yad enaṃ śaravarṣeṇa vārayāmāsa pārṣatam | na śaśāka tato gantuṃ balavān api saṃyuge |
قال سانجيا: لما كفَّه عن التقدم بوابلٍ من السهام، لم يستطع بارشَتَه (دْهْرِشْتَديومْنا) أن يتقدم من موضعه. وهكذا، على الرغم من قوته، لم يقدر في زحمة القتال أن يبلغ دروناآتشاريّا.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In warfare, strength alone does not ensure success; disciplined skill, timing, and tactical restraint can decisively limit an opponent’s agency. The verse highlights how outcomes in righteous combat are shaped by capability and method, not merely by desire or valor.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna (called Pārṣata) is halted by a dense volley of arrows and cannot push forward; consequently, despite his power, he fails to reach Droṇācārya amid the battle.