Shloka 72
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
वधार्थ चास्य समरे सायकं सूर्यवर्चसम् । चिक्षेप त्वरया युक्तस्त्वराकाले धनंजय:,साथ ही शीघ्रताके अवसरपर शीघ्रता करनेवाले अर्जुनने समरभूमिमें सूतपुत्रका वध करनेके लिये उसके ऊपर सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी बाण चलाया
vadhārthaṃ cāsya samare sāyakaṃ sūryavarcasaṃ | cikṣepa tvarayā yuktaḥ tvarākāle dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
قال سانجيا: ثم، قاصدًا قتله في ساحة القتال، قذف دهننجايا (أرجونا)—السريع حين تُطلب السرعة—بسهمٍ متلألئ كالشمس نحوه.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic that a kṣatriya must act decisively at the critical moment. When the situation demands swift action and the opponent is treated as a valid combatant, hesitation is portrayed as a failure of duty, even though the act of killing remains morally grave.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), seizing the urgent moment, launches a radiant, sun-like arrow in battle with the intent to kill his opponent.