Shloka 36
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
प्रतिविन्ध्यं तु समरे कुर्वाणं कर्म दुष्करम् । दुःशासनस्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्ललाटे समविध्यत,समरांगणमें दुष्कर कर्म करनेवाले प्रतिविन्ध्यके ललाटमें दुःशासनने तीन बाण मारे
prativindhyaṁ tu samare kurvāṇaṁ karma duṣkaram | duḥśāsanas tribhir bāṇair lalāṭe samavidhyata ||
قال سنجيا: وفي خضمّ القتال، بينما كان براتيفيندْهيا يأتي فعلًا عسيرًا، أصابه دُحشاسَنَة بثلاثة سهام في جبهته.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh ethic of the battlefield: even exceptional valor (duṣkara karma) is immediately answered by force. It reflects the kṣatriya-world where courage and endurance are tested, and where moral restraint is often eclipsed by the momentum of war.
Sañjaya reports that Prativindhya is fighting fiercely and accomplishing a difficult exploit; Duḥśāsana counters by shooting him with three arrows, striking his forehead.