Shloka 34
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
रुक्मध्वजो रुक्मपृष्ठं महद् विस्फार्य कार्मुकम्
rukmadhvajo rukmapṛṣṭhaṃ mahad visphārya kārmukam
Sañjaya said: Rukmadhvaja, drawing back and fully stretching his great bow with a golden back, readied himself for the next act of war—martial resolve shown in disciplined control of weapon and body beneath the moral weight of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined readiness of a warrior: strength is shown not merely by violence but by controlled preparation and mastery of arms, set against the larger ethical tension of dharma operating within war.
Sañjaya describes a warrior called Rukmadhvaja taking up his great, gold-adorned bow and drawing it to full stretch, signaling imminent action in the ongoing battle scene of the Droṇa Parva.