Shloka 17
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
विमुक्तां बहुभियोंधै: शस्त्रवृष्टिं दुरासदाम् । यदेको वारयामास मारुतो5भ्रगणानिव
sañjaya uvāca | vimuktāṃ bahubhir yodhaiḥ śastravṛṣṭiṃ durāsadām | yad eko vārayāmāsa māruto 'bhragaṇān iva ||
Sanjaya said: In that battle we witnessed the astonishing swiftness of Arjuna’s hands: just as the wind scatters and tears apart masses of clouds, so he alone checked the unbearable storm of weapons released by many warriors.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid collective aggression, disciplined excellence and steadiness can restrain destructive force; the verse praises controlled power—strength guided by purpose rather than rage.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that many warriors unleashed a formidable barrage of weapons, but Arjuna alone countered and neutralized it, compared to wind dispersing clouds.