Shloka 44
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
तमर्जुन: शतेनैव पत्रिणां समताडयत् | नवभिश्ष शितैर्बाणैर्थ्वजं चिच्छेद भारत
tam arjunaḥ śatenaiva patriṇāṁ samatāḍayat | navabhiś ca śitair bāṇais dhvajaṁ ciccheda bhārata ||
Sañjaya said: Arjuna struck him with a full hundred feathered arrows, and then, O Bhārata, with nine keen shafts he severed his banner.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the harsh duty of war, action is shown as disciplined and purposeful: Arjuna’s precision targets the enemy’s strength and symbols (like the banner), emphasizing controlled force, strategic restraint, and the kṣatriya ideal of skill guided by intent rather than mere rage.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna showers his opponent with a hundred feathered arrows and then, with nine sharp arrows, cuts down the opponent’s banner—an act meant to weaken resolve and disrupt battlefield command and prestige.