Shloka 326
विव्याध घोरैर्यमदण्डकल्पै: शितै:शरै: पञचशतै: समन्तात् । इस प्रकार सहसा हाथमें गदा लिये भीमसेनको वेगपूर्वक आते देख जयद्रथने यमदण्डके समान भयंकर पाँच सौ तीखे बाणोंद्वारा सब ओरसे उन्हें घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
vivyādha ghorair yamadaṇḍa-kalpaiḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ pañcaśataiḥ samantāt |
Sañjaya sprach: Als Jayadratha Bhīmasena mit der Keule in der Hand stürmisch herankommen sah, traf er ihn sogleich von allen Seiten mit fünfhundert scharfen Pfeilen—schrecklich wie Yamas Stab—und verwundete ihn schwer.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world reality of dharma in war: courage and forward resolve are met by equally forceful opposition, and the warrior must endure pain and danger without abandoning purpose. The image of 'Yama’s rod' stresses the proximity of death and the ethical gravity of battlefield action.
Bhīma charges forward holding a mace. Jayadratha, reacting quickly, surrounds him with a barrage of five hundred sharp arrows, wounding him on all sides, as Sañjaya reports the unfolding combat.