Shloka 7
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
नकुल और सहदेवने पाँच-पाँच बाणोंसे शल्यको घायल करके फिर सात बाणोंसे उन्हें तुरंत ही बींध डाला ।। स तु शूरो रणे यत्त: पीडितस्तैर्महारथै: । विकृष्य कार्मुकं घोरं वेगघ्नं भारसाधनम्
nakula-sahadevau pañca-pañca-bāṇaiḥ śalyaṃ ghātayitvā punaḥ sapta-bāṇaiḥ tam āśu vivyadhatuḥ || sa tu śūro raṇe yattaḥ pīḍitas tair mahārathaiḥ | vikṛṣya kārmukaṃ ghoraṃ vegaghnaṃ bhāra-sādhanam ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—নকুল ও সহদেব শল্যকে পাঁচ-পাঁচটি বাণে আহত করে, তারপর আরও সাতটি শরে তৎক্ষণাৎ পুনরায় বিদ্ধ করল। কিন্তু সেই বীর যুদ্ধে সম্পূর্ণ মনোনিবেশ করে, ঐ মহারথীদের চাপে পড়েও, শত্রুর বেগ নাশকারী ও যুদ্ধভার বহনক্ষম ভয়ংকর ধনু টেনে ধরল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness: even when wounded and outnumbered by great warriors, a commander must remain composed, take up his weapon, and meet force with disciplined resolve—valor joined to endurance amid the moral gravity of war.
Nakula and Sahadeva repeatedly wound Śalya with volleys of arrows. Śalya, though hard-pressed by these mahārathas, draws his formidable bow to counterattack, showing his continued readiness and command presence in the battle.