Mahabharata 7.161.576 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 161, Shloka 576
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
छादयामास बाणौघचै: फाल्गुनं कृतहस्तवत् । उस बाणसे घायल हुए कर्णके हाथसे धनुष छूटकर गिर पड़ा। फिर आधे निमेषमें ही उस महाबली वीरने पुनः वह धनुष लेकर सिद्धहस्त योद्धाकी भाँति बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करके अर्जुनको ढक दिया
sañjaya uvāca | chādayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ phālgunaṃ kṛtahastavat |
তখন সেই মহাবলী বীর কৃতহস্ত ধনুর্ধরের ন্যায় বাণবৃষ্টিতে ফাল্গুন (অর্জুন)-কে আচ্ছাদিত করলেন। ঐ শরাঘাতে বিদ্ধ হয়ে কর্ণের হাত থেকে ধনুক খসে পড়ল; কিন্তু অর্ধ নিমেষের মধ্যেই তিনি তা আবার তুলে নিয়ে সিদ্ধহস্তের মতো বাণসমূহ বর্ষণ করে অর্জুনকে দৃষ্টির আড়ালে ঢেকে দিলেন।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its practical form: even when wounded and momentarily disarmed, a warrior must regain steadiness, recover his weapon, and continue his duty with skill and composure—showing resilience and disciplined resolve rather than panic.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa showering Arjuna with a dense barrage of arrows, effectively hiding him. Karṇa is struck and his bow slips from his hand, but he instantly picks it up again and resumes the arrow-rain with expert speed, sustaining the intensity of the duel.
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