Shloka 30
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
जातरूपमयै: पुड्खै: शरांशक्ष नतपर्वण: । तैलथौतांश्व नाराचान् विमुक्तानिव पन्नगान्,'सुनहरी पाँखोंसे युक्त झुकी हुई गाँठवाले ये बाण तथा तेलमें धोकर साफ किये हुए नाराच धनुषसे छूटकर सर्पोंके समान पड़े हुए हैं, इनपर दृष्टिपात करो
jātarūpamayaiḥ puṅkhaiḥ śarān śakṣa nataparvaṇaḥ | tailadhautāṃś ca nārācān vimuktān iva pannagān | etān paśya (dṛṣṭipātaṃ kuru) ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে— “চোৱা—সোণালী পাখনা-যুক্ত, গাঁঠৰ ওচৰত বেঁকা সংধিযুক্ত এই শৰবোৰ; আৰু তেলত ধুই উজ্জ্বল কৰা এই নাৰাচ—ধনুৰ পৰা মুক্ত হৈ সাপৰ দৰে পৰি আছে। ইহঁতলৈ দৃষ্টি দিয়া।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal: it underscores the tangible reality of war—its crafted instruments of harm and their aftermath—inviting the listener to confront consequences directly rather than abstracting violence.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle, points out arrows and heavy nārāca missiles that have been shot and now lie scattered, comparing them to serpents—an image that conveys danger, lethality, and the eerie stillness after release.