Shloka 92
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
पार्थश्व पुरुषव्याप्र: शरै: संनतपर्वभि: । जघान धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चतुर्विधबलां चमूम्,पुरुषसिंह पार्थने झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंद्वारा दुर्योधनकी चतुरंगिणी सेनाका संहार कर डाला
pārthaś ca puruṣavyāghraḥ śaraiḥ sannatapārṇibhiḥ | jaghāna dhārtarāṣṭrasya caturvidhabalāṃ camūm ||
Sañjaya sprach: Dann zerschlug Pārtha (Arjuna), ein Tiger unter den Menschen, mit Pfeilen, deren Schäfte an den Gelenken gebogen waren, das viergliedrige Heer des Sohnes Dhṛtarāṣṭras.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the decisive power of disciplined martial excellence in a dharma-framed war, while implicitly pointing to the ethical weight of warfare: victory achieved through skill still entails vast destruction and responsibility.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Pārtha) uses his arrows to devastate Duryodhana’s fourfold Kaurava army—chariots, elephants, cavalry, and infantry—marking a major surge in the battle’s intensity.