Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 44
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
तावुभौ गार्ध्रपत्राभ्यां निशिताभ्यां धनंजय: । विद्धवा युगपदव्यग्रस्तयोरवाहानसूदयत्
tāv ubhau gārdhrapatrābhyāṃ niśitābhyāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ | viddhvā yugapad avyagrastayor avāhān asūdayat ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Da traf Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) beide zugleich mit zwei scharfen, wie Geierflügel befiederten Pfeilen; und ohne die geringste Unruhe tötete er auch ihre Pferde.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness (avyagratā) and precision under pressure: effective action in conflict is portrayed as disciplined and composed, not driven by agitation.
Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya) shoots two sharp, vulture-feathered arrows to wound two foes at once, and then—remaining calm—brings down their horses, disabling their chariot-mobility.