Shloka 7
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
अथ नारायणा: क्रुद्धा विविधायुधपाणय: । छादयन्त: शरव्रातै: परिवद्रुर्धन॑जयम्
atha nārāyaṇāḥ kruddhā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ | chādayantaḥ śaravrātaiḥ parivadrur dhanañjayam ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তাৰপিছত ক্ৰুদ্ধ নাৰায়ণসকল, নানাবিধ অস্ত্ৰ হাতে লৈ, ঘন শৰবৃষ্টিৰে ঢাকি ধনঞ্জয় (অৰ্জুন)ক চাৰিওফালে ঘেৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger-driven aggression and massed violence can engulf even the most capable individual; the ethical challenge in such moments is to retain composure, discernment, and commitment to one’s duty (dharma) rather than being ruled by rage or panic.
Sañjaya reports that a group called the Nārāyaṇas, furious and heavily armed, rush in and surround Arjuna, showering him with thick volleys of arrows so that he is, as it were, covered over by missiles.