Shloka 22
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
विक्षिपन् सुमहच्चापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् । विसृजन् सायकांश्वैव विषाग्निप्रतिमान् बहून्ू,वह अपने सुवर्णभूषित विशाल धनुषको खींचकर उसके द्वारा विष और अग्निके समान भयंकर बहुतेरे बाणोंकी वर्षा कर रहा था
vikṣipan sumahaccāpaṃ kārtasvaravibhūṣitam | visṛjan sāyakāṃś caiva viṣāgnipratimān bahūn ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—সে স্বর্ণালঙ্কৃত মহাধনুক টেনে ও ঘুরিয়ে, বিষ ও অগ্নির ন্যায় ভয়ংকর অসংখ্য শর নিক্ষেপ করে বাণবৃষ্টি ঝরাতে লাগল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the terrifying potency of weaponry and skill when unrestrained in war; it implicitly contrasts sheer power with the ethical need for restraint (dama) and right intention, reminding that prowess without dharmic control becomes destructive.
Sañjaya describes a warrior in the thick of battle drawing a massive, gold-adorned bow and releasing many arrows in rapid volleys, likened to poison and fire for their lethal, consuming effect.