Shloka 3
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
तौ समेत्यार्जुनं वीरौ पुर: पश्चाच्च धन्विनौ । अविध्येतां महावेगैर्निशितैराशुगैर्भुशम्,उन दोनों धनुर्धर वीरोंने अर्जुनपर आगे और पीछेसे भी आक्रमण करके अत्यन्त वेगशाली पैने बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें बहुत घायल कर दिया
tau sametyārjunaṃ vīrau puraḥ paścācca dhanvinau | avidhyetāṃ mahāvegair niśitair āśugair bhuśam ||
সেই দুজন ধনুৰ্ধৰ বীৰে অৰ্জুনৰ ওচৰলৈ আহি আগফালৰ পৰা আৰু পাছফালৰ পৰা আক্ৰমণ কৰিলে; মহাবেগে ধাৱমান তীক্ষ্ণ, ক্ষিপ্ৰ বাণে বাৰে বাৰে বিদ্ধ কৰি তেওঁক ভীষণভাৱে আহত কৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the uncompromising nature of kṣatriya warfare: opponents employ coordinated tactics and full martial force. Ethically, it reflects the battlefield context where duty and strategy prevail, and even the greatest warrior must endure the consequences of combat.
Two heroic bowmen converge on Arjuna and attack him simultaneously from the front and the rear, striking him hard with sharp, swift arrows and causing severe wounds.