Shloka 56
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
स हि नानाविधैर्बाणैरिष्वस्त्रप्रवरो युधि
sa hi nānāvidhair bāṇair iṣv-astrapravaro yudhi
قال سنجيا: إنه—المتفوّق في علم القوس وأسلحة الرمي—كان في ساحة القتال يضرب بسهام شتّى الأنواع، مُظهِرًا سطوةَ مهارةٍ تُرهب القلوب؛ حتى غدا الميدان امتحانًا للصبر ولفرض الدharma وسط فوضى الحرب.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical tension of kṣatriya life: excellence in weaponry is praised as a warrior virtue, yet it operates within the grave moral weight of battle, where skill becomes both duty-fulfillment and a source of destruction.
Sañjaya describes a leading archer on the battlefield unleashing many varieties of arrows, emphasizing his superiority in missile-weapons and the intensity of the ongoing combat.