Shloka 25
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
स शरै: सर्वतो विद्ध: प्रह्दष्ट इव पाण्डव: । अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय रथमारुह्य वेगवान्
sa śaraiḥ sarvato viddhaḥ prahṛṣṭa iva pāṇḍavaḥ | anyat kārmukam ādāya ratham āruhya vegavān
Sañjaya sprach: Obwohl der Pāṇḍava von allen Seiten von Pfeilen durchbohrt war, wirkte er wie berauscht vor Kampfeslust. Er ergriff einen anderen Bogen, und der schnelle Krieger bestieg erneut seinen Wagen—ein Zeichen unbeugsamer Entschlossenheit im Schmerz und der Weigerung, dem Unheil nachzugeben.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under hardship: even when wounded from all sides, a righteous warrior does not collapse into despair but renews effort—symbolized by taking up another bow and returning to the chariot—embodying courage and perseverance aligned with kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a Pāṇḍava warrior who has been struck by many arrows. Despite the injuries, he seems undaunted and even spirited; he picks up a different bow and swiftly mounts his chariot again to continue the fight.