Shloka 80
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
तत: शरमयं जाल॑ तुमुलं पाकशासनि: । व्यसृजत् पुरुषव्याप्रस्तव सैन्यजिघांसया,फिर उन पुरुषसिंह इन्द्रकुमारने आपकी सेनाके संहारकी इच्छासे बाणोंका भयंकर जाल बिछाना आरम्भ किया
tataḥ śaramayaṁ jālaṁ tumulaṁ pākaśāsaniḥ | vyasṛjat puruṣavyāghras tava sainyajighāṁsayā ||
Sañjaya said: Then Pākaśāsani (Indra’s son), that tiger among men, spread forth a dense and tumultuous net of arrows, driven by the desire to destroy your army.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the war-ethic of overwhelming martial action: in the battlefield context, a great warrior (here Indra) seeks decisive victory through a crushing barrage. It implicitly contrasts the ideal of restraint with the reality that, once war is embraced, destruction becomes the chosen instrument.
Sañjaya reports that Indra (called Pākaśāsani) begins releasing a terrifying, dense ‘net’ of arrows, intending to annihilate Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s forces—an image of a sweeping missile-barrage dominating the battlefield.