Shloka 11
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
क्षत्रवर्मा सिन्धुपतेश्छित्त्वा केतनकार्मुके । नाराचैर्दशभि: क्रुद्धः सर्वमर्मस्वताडयत्,क्षत्रवर्माने कुपित हो सिंधुराज जयद्रथके ध्वज और धनुष काटकर दस नाराचोंद्वारा उसके सभी मर्मस्थानोंमें चोट पहुँचायी
sañjaya uvāca | kṣatravarmā sindhupateś chittvā ketanakārmuke | nārācair daśabhiḥ kruddhaḥ sarvamarmasv atāḍayat ||
Sañjaya sprach: Zornentbrannt hieb Kṣatravarmā dem Sindhu-König Jayadratha Banner und Bogen entzwei und traf ihn dann mit zehn nārāca-Pfeilen, indem er all seine lebenswichtigen Stellen verwundete.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield reality where a kṣatriya’s duty is expressed through decisive martial action; yet it also brings out the ethical strain of war—anger (krodha) can sharpen effectiveness but also intensifies violence by driving attacks toward an enemy’s vital points.
Sañjaya reports that Kṣatravarmā, in anger, first disables Jayadratha’s visible symbols of power (banner and bow) and then shoots ten nārāca arrows to strike his vital spots, portraying a fierce exchange in the Drona Parva battle.