Shloka 7
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
षष्ट्या शरै: संयति तैलधौतै- जघान तानप्यथ पृष्ठगोपान् । रथांक्ष॒ तांस्तानवजित्य संख्ये धनंजय: प्रीतमना यशस्वी
ṣaṣṭyā śaraiḥ saṃyati tailadhautaiḥ jaghāna tān apy atha pṛṣṭhagopān | rathāṃkṣaṃ tāṃs tān avajitya saṅkhye dhanaṃjayaḥ prītamanā yaśasvī ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—সমরে ধনঞ্জয় তেলে পালিশ করা ষাটটি তীর দিয়ে সেই পশ্চাদরক্ষীদেরও আঘাত করে নিপাত করল। তারপর যুদ্ধে একে একে তাদের রথীকে পরাজিত করে, যশস্বী অর্জুনের মন আনন্দে ভরে উঠল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: disciplined skill and resolve in battle, where success brings fame, yet occurs within the grave ethical context of warfare—victory is not mere aggression but a duty-bound contest governed by martial codes.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, using sixty well-prepared arrows, strikes down opponents and then defeats the rear-guard as well, overcoming them one by one in chariot-combat; Arjuna becomes pleased, his reputation enhanced by these battlefield successes.