Shloka 32
Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)
सा हेमचित्रा महती पाण्डवेन प्रवेरिता । निर्भिद्य दक्षिणं बाहुं प्राविशद् धरणीतलम्,पाण्डुकुमार युधिष्ठिरकी चलायी हुई वह सुवर्ण-चित्रित विशाल शक्ति कृतवर्माकी दाहिनी भुजाको छेदकर धरतीमें समा गयी
sā hemacitrā mahatī pāṇḍavena preritā | nirbhidya dakṣiṇaṃ bāhuṃ prāviśad dharaṇītalam ||
Sañjaya said: The great spear, adorned with golden designs and hurled by the Pāṇḍava, pierced through Kṛtavarmā’s right arm and then sank into the earth.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions, once set in motion—especially in war—produce immediate and often irreversible results; the verse highlights accountability within kṣatriya-dharma, where intent and deed culminate in tangible harm.
A large, gold-ornamented spear hurled by Yudhiṣṭhira strikes and pierces Kṛtavarmā’s right arm, then continues onward and disappears into the ground.