Shloka 49
Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय सर्वकायावदारणम् | शालस्कन्धप्रतीकाशमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम्
athānyad dhanur ādāya sarvakāyāvadāraṇam | śālaskandhapratīkāśam indrāśanisamasvanam ||
قال سانجيا: ثم تناول قوسًا آخر—قوسًا يقدر أن يمزّق جسد الخصم كلَّه—يلمع كجذع شجرة الشالا، ويُدوّي كصاعقة إندرا، فتهيّأ لمواصلة القتال.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly warns that martial excellence carries immense destructive capacity; in dharmic reflection, such power demands restraint and right intention, since war amplifies the consequences of human choice.
Sañjaya describes a warrior taking up a different bow, characterized by its terrifying ability to rend bodies, its massive appearance like a śāla trunk, and its thunderous sound like Indra’s bolt—signaling an intensification of the battle.