Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Shloka 17
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
तस्य भीमो भधर्नुर्मध्ये द्वाभ्यां चिच्छेद मारिष । भल्लाभ्यां भरतश्रेष्ठ सैन्धवस्य महात्मन:,माननीय भरतश्रेष्ठ; उस समय भीमसेनने दो भल्ल मारकर महामना सिन्धुराजके धनुषको बीचसे ही काट दिया
tasya bhīmo dhanur madhye dvābhyāṃ ciccheda māriṣa | bhallābhyāṃ bharataśreṣṭha saindhavasya mahātmanaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Bhīma, O venerable one, with two sharp arrows cut the great-souled Saindhava’s bow clean in the middle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, skill and judgment matter: disarming an adversary can be a dharmically intelligible tactic within kṣatriya warfare, emphasizing controlled prowess over blind rage.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma shoots two bhalla-arrows and slices Saindhava (Jayadratha)’s bow in the middle, effectively neutralizing his immediate ability to fight with that weapon.
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