Shloka 14
अन्धकार-रजःसंमूढे रणाङ्गणे प्रदीपप्रकाशः | Illumination of the Army in Darkness and Dust
अथैनं पजञ्चविंशत्या नाराचानां समार्पयत् । पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्,तदनन्तर उसने सब सेनाओंके देखते-देखते भीमसेनपर पचीस नाराचोंका प्रहार किया। वह अद्भुत-सी बात हुई
athainaṁ pañcaviṁśatyā nārācānāṁ samārpayat | paśyatāṁ sarvasainyānāṁ tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||
Sañjaya said: Then, before the eyes of all the armies, he struck Bhīmasena with twenty-five nārāca arrows. To everyone watching, it seemed like something wondrous—an astonishing feat amid the grim momentum of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary skill and force can appear ‘wondrous’ even in a morally heavy setting like war, reminding the reader that admiration for prowess coexists with the sobering reality of violence and its consequences.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (the subject implied by context) strikes Bhīmasena with twenty-five nārāca arrows, and the entire assembled host witnesses the feat, reacting as though it were an astonishing spectacle.