Shloka 17
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
स च्छाद्यमान: समरे धर्मपुत्रस्य सायकै:
sa cchādyamānaḥ samare dharmaputrasya sāyakaiḥ
Und mitten im Kampf wurde er—von allen Seiten überwältigt—von den Pfeilen Dharmaputras (Yudhiṣṭhira) bedeckt, wie unter einem unerbittlichen Pfeilhagel.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power is framed through dharma: Yudhiṣṭhira is identified not merely as a warrior but as “Dharmaputra,” implying that force, when exercised, is ideally tethered to righteous intent and duty rather than mere aggression.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant (referred to simply as “he” in this half-verse) is being enveloped and pressed hard in the fight by Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrows—suggesting a moment where Dharmaputra gains tactical dominance through sustained missile attack.