Mahabharata 7.25.12 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 25, Shloka 12
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय सैन्धव: कृतहस्तवत् । विव्याध क्षत्रवर्माणं रणे सर्वायसै: शरै:
athānyad dhanur ādāya saindhavaḥ kṛtahastavat | vivyādha kṣatravarmāṇaṃ raṇe sarvāyasaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
তারপর সैন্ধব আরেকটি ধনুক তুলে নিয়ে, সিদ্ধহস্ত ধনুর্ধরের মতো, রণক্ষেত্রে সম্পূর্ণ লোহার তৈরি শর দিয়ে ক্ষত্রবর্মাকে বিদ্ধ করল।
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The verse highlights how, in the momentum of war, warriors intensify their means—switching weapons and using more deadly missiles—showcasing skill and determination. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension: kṣatriya duty to fight versus the tragic cost and hardening of conduct that prolonged conflict can produce.
Sañjaya reports that Jayadratha (Saindhava) takes up a different bow and, with expert ease, shoots Kṣatravarmā in the battle using arrows described as entirely iron, thereby wounding him.
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