Shloka 58
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake
ततो भूयो महाराज सहदेव: प्रतापवान् । शकुने: प्रेषयामास शरवृष्टिं दुरासदाम्,महाराज! तत्पश्चात् प्रतापी सहदेवने पुनः शकुनिपर दुर्जय बाणोंकी वर्षा प्रारम्भ कर दी
tato bhūyo mahārāja sahadevaḥ pratāpavān | śakuneḥ preṣayāmāsa śaravṛṣṭiṁ durāsadām ||
Sañjaya sprach: Dann wiederum, o König, ließ der tapfere Sahadeva gegen Śakuni einen unaufhaltsamen Pfeilhagel niedergehen, schwer zu ertragen. In der strengen Ethik der Schlacht erneuerte er seinen Angriff mit unverminderter Entschlossenheit und bedrängte den Feind, ohne auch nur einen Schritt Boden preiszugeben.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its battlefield form: steadfastness, courage, and sustained effort against an adversary. Ethically, it reflects the epic’s insistence that once war is joined, a warrior must act with resolve and competence, without wavering.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sahadeva, displaying prowess, again unleashes a difficult-to-withstand rain of arrows at Shakuni, renewing the intensity of their combat.