Mahabharata 7.102.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 102, Shloka 7
धर्मराजस्य चिन्ता, भीमसेनप्रेषणम्, द्रोणानीकप्रवेशप्रयत्नः
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation
सम्पूर्ण भूपाल पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनपर बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे, तो भी शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले इन्द्रकुमार धर्मात्मा पार्थ तनिक भी व्यथित नहीं हुए ।।
sañjaya uvāca | sampūrṇaṁ bhūpālāḥ pāṇḍunandanaṁ arjunaṁ prati bāṇasamūhānāṁ varṣāṁ kurvantaḥ, tathāpi śatruvīrāṇāṁ saṁhārakaro indrakuṁāro dharmātmā pārthaḥ tanikāṁ api vyathāṁ na jagāma || sa tāni śarajālāni gadāḥ prāsāṁś ca vīryavān āgatān agrasat pārthaḥ saritaḥ sāgaro yathā ||
Sañjaya sprach: Obwohl die versammelten Könige einen Regen von Pfeilen auf Arjuna, den Sohn Pāṇḍus, niedergehen ließen, wurde der dharmagesinnte Pārtha—Indras Sohn, Vernichter feindlicher Recken—nicht im Geringsten erschüttert. Der kraftvolle Krieger verschlang die heranfliegenden Pfeilnetze, ebenso Keulen und Speere, wie der Ozean die Flüsse aufnimmt.
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The verse highlights dharmic steadiness under pressure: a righteous warrior does not lose composure amid overwhelming assault, but meets it with disciplined strength and inner firmness.
Many kings unleash a dense barrage of arrows at Arjuna; yet he remains untroubled and effectively neutralizes the incoming missiles and weapons, compared to the ocean calmly receiving rivers.
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