Shloka 31
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
स च्छिन्नधनुरादाय रथशरक्ति प्रतापवान् । प्राहिणोत् पाण्डुपुत्राय प्रदीप्तामशनीमिव,इस तरह धनुष कट जानेपर प्रतापी कृपाचार्यने पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनपर वज्रकी भाँति प्रज्वलित रथशक्ति चलायी
sa cchinnadhanur ādāya rathaśaktiṁ pratāpavān | prāhiṇot pāṇḍuputrāya pradīptām aśanīm iva ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Als sein Bogen zerschnitten war, ergriff der tapfere Kṛpācārya einen Wagen-Speer und schleuderte ihn auf Arjuna, den Sohn Pāṇḍus, lodernd wie ein Blitz.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a primary means is lost (the bow being cut), a warrior committed to his duty adapts without surrendering; the verse highlights steadfastness and resourcefulness within the harsh ethics of battlefield conduct.
In the Virāṭa war episode, after his bow is cut, Kṛpācārya immediately takes up a chariot-spear and hurls it at Arjuna, described as blazing like a thunderbolt, intensifying the duel.