Shloka 38
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
विव्याध चैनं दशभि: सम्यगस्तै: शरोत्तमै:
vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ samyag astaiḥ śarottamaiḥ
قال سنجيا: ثم طعنه بعشر سهامٍ ممتازة، مصوَّبة بإحكام لا تخطئ—فاشتدّ بذلك إيقاع القتال الذي لا يرحم، حيث تتجلى المهارة والعزم، وإن كانت وطأة العنف تزيد العبء الأخلاقي للحرب ثقلاً.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined precision of a warrior’s action—skillfully executed violence within the battlefield context—inviting reflection on how competence and resolve can coexist with the heavy ethical cost of war.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant strikes his opponent by piercing him with ten superb, well-aimed arrows, marking a sharp intensification in the duel or exchange of missiles.