Shloka 65
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
स नुन्नो$र्जुनबाणौधचैराचित: शल्यको यथा
sa nunno'rjunabāṇaughair ācitaḥ śalyako yathā
Sañjaya sprach: Von Arjunas Pfeilstürmen getroffen und vorangetrieben, stand er voller Schäfte da — wie ein Stachelschwein; ein Bild dafür, wie unablässige Kriegskunst selbst einen erfahrenen Kämpfer im Glutkern des gerechten Kampfes überwältigen kann.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of kṣatriya warfare: skill and resolve, when directed by one’s duty, can become an irresistible force. It also cautions that in battle, even the mighty are subject to the consequences of superior prowess and momentum.
Sañjaya describes a warrior being relentlessly struck by Arjuna’s dense volleys of arrows, so that his body appears covered with shafts, compared to a porcupine bristling with spines.