Shloka 176
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
एष सैन्यानि शत्रूणां विधमामि शितै: शरै: । 'सारथे! इस महायुद्धमें देवराज इन्द्रके समान मेरा पराक्रम तुम देखो। मैं अभी-अभी अपने पैने बाणोंसे शत्रुओंकी सेनाओंका संहार कर डालता हूँ
sañjaya uvāca | eṣa sainyāni śatrūṇāṁ vidhamāmi śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | sārathe! asmin mahāyuddhe devarāja-indra-samam mama parākramaṁ tvaṁ paśya | ahaṁ adyaiva śatrūṇāṁ sainyāni śitaiḥ śaraiḥ saṁharāmi |
Sañjaya said: “I shall now shatter the enemy hosts with my keen arrows. O charioteer, behold in this great battle my prowess, like that of Indra, king of the gods. Even now I will destroy the armies of the foes with sharp shafts.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kshatriya ideal of resolute courage in war, expressed as a vow to act decisively. Ethically, it reflects how martial duty is framed as disciplined prowess—yet it also shows the dangerous edge of pride when one compares oneself to Indra and speaks of annihilating whole armies.
A warrior (addressing his charioteer) declares that he will immediately devastate the enemy forces with sharp arrows and urges the charioteer to witness his Indra-like valor amid the great battle. Sanjaya reports this speech as part of the ongoing Drona Parva combat narration.