Shloka 31
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
स च्छिन्नधनुरादाय रथशरक्ति प्रतापवान् । प्राहिणोत् पाण्डुपुत्राय प्रदीप्तामशनीमिव,इस तरह धनुष कट जानेपर प्रतापी कृपाचार्यने पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनपर वज्रकी भाँति प्रज्वलित रथशक्ति चलायी
sa cchinnadhanur ādāya rathaśaktiṁ pratāpavān | prāhiṇot pāṇḍuputrāya pradīptām aśanīm iva ||
ধনু ছিন্ন হোৱাত প্ৰতাপৱান কৃপাচাৰ্যই ৰথশক্তি ধৰি পাণ্ডুপুত্ৰ অৰ্জুনলৈ বজ্ৰসম দীপ্ত হৈ নিক্ষেপ কৰিলে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a primary means is lost (the bow being cut), a warrior committed to his duty adapts without surrendering; the verse highlights steadfastness and resourcefulness within the harsh ethics of battlefield conduct.
In the Virāṭa war episode, after his bow is cut, Kṛpācārya immediately takes up a chariot-spear and hurls it at Arjuna, described as blazing like a thunderbolt, intensifying the duel.