Shloka 25
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
नकुलप्रेषितां शक्ति हेमदण्डां भयावहाम्
nakulapreṣitāṃ śaktiṃ hemadaṇḍāṃ bhayāvahām
Sañjaya sprach: „Der schreckliche Speer mit goldenem Schaft, den Nakula geschleudert hatte …“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral atmosphere of war: even a righteous warrior’s action (hurling a weapon in battle) generates fear and dread. It underscores how violence, though sometimes undertaken as kṣatriya-duty, carries an inherent ethical weight and emotional consequence.
Sañjaya is describing a battlefield moment in which Nakula has hurled a terrifying spear with a golden shaft. The line functions as a vivid setup for the spear’s trajectory and its impending impact in the ongoing combat.