Shloka 22
द्रौपदेयांस्तथा सर्वान् माद्रीपुत्रौी च पाण्डवौ । धृष्टद्युम्नं च शैनेयं शिखण्डिनमथापि च
sañjaya uvāca |
draupadeyāṁs tathā sarvān mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau |
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ ca śaineyaṁ śikhaṇḍinam athāpi ca ||
Sañjaya sprach: Er traf alle Söhne Draupadīs, die beiden von Mādrī geborenen Pāṇḍava-Brüder, ebenso Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śaineya (Sātyaki) und Śikhaṇḍin. Jeden verwundete er mit zehn Pfeilen — goldbefiedert und auf dem Stein geschärft — und begann dann, einen Pfeilregen auszugießen, wie Indra in der Regenzeit Sturzbäche sendet.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the relentless force of battle and the kṣatriya ideal of martial prowess, while implicitly reminding the listener that even justified warfare carries ethical gravity: violence falls upon relatives and allies, and victory is pursued through disciplined, concentrated action.
Sañjaya reports that a powerful warrior strikes key Pāṇḍava-side fighters—Draupadī’s sons, Nakula and Sahadeva, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Sātyaki, and Śikhaṇḍin—each with ten arrows, and then unleashes a dense barrage of arrows likened to Indra’s monsoon rain.