Shloka 18
तस्याप्यक्षसमा बाणा रुक्मपुड्खा: शिलाशिता: । सो<पि वीरो महाबाहुर्यथैव स घटोत्कच:,उसके बाण भी शिलापर तेज किये हुए थे। वे भी धुरेके समान मोटे और सुवर्णमय पंखोंसे सुशोभित थे। अलायुध भी वैसा ही महाबाहु वीर था, जैसा कि घटोत्कच था
tasyāpy akṣasamā bāṇā rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ | so 'pi vīro mahābāhur yathaiva sa ghaṭotkacaḥ ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তেওঁৰ কাঁড়বোৰো শিলাত শান দি তীক্ষ্ণ কৰা আছিল; সিহঁত অক্ষৰ দৰে মোটা আৰু সোণালী পাখিৰে শোভিত। সেই মহাবাহু বীৰ আলায়ুধো পৰাক্ৰমত ঠিক ঘটোৎকচৰ সমান আছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war magnifies displays of power and craftsmanship—stone-whetted, axle-thick, gold-fletched arrows—yet such magnificence serves destruction. Ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension: valor and skill can be admirable, but when yoked to adharma-driven conflict they become instruments of calamity.
Sañjaya describes Alāyudha’s weaponry and strength, emphasizing that his arrows are exceptionally heavy and sharp, and that he himself is a mighty warrior comparable to Ghaṭotkaca. The narration signals the arrival or presence of a formidable combatant in the Drona Parva battle sequence.