Shloka 12
थोड़ी देरमें चेत होनेपर संशप्तकोंने अपनी सेनाको स्थिर किया और एक साथ ही पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनपर कंकपक्षीकी पाँखवाले बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी ।। तान्यर्जुन: सहस्राणि दशपञ्चभिराशुगै: । अनागतान्येव शरैश्निच्छेदाशु पराक्रमी,परंतु पराक्रमी अर्जुनने पंद्रह शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा उनके सहस्रों बाणोंको अपने पास आनेसे पहले ही शीघ्रतापूर्वक काट डाला
sañjaya uvāca | tāny arjunaḥ sahasrāṇi daśapañcabhir āśugaiḥ | anāgatāny eva śaraiś ciccheda āśu parākramī ||
Sañjaya said: When they had regained their wits, the Saṁsaptakas steadied their host and together began a downpour of feathered arrows upon Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu. But mighty Arjuna swiftly cut those thousands of shafts apart before they could reach him, using only fifteen fast-flying arrows. In the crush of battle, it was disciplined mastery, not mere rage—measured force that neutralized harm and shielded his side without loss of composure.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, excellence is shown through restraint and precision: Arjuna neutralizes danger efficiently, illustrating disciplined action (controlled strength) rather than uncontrolled violence.
As a mass of incoming arrows is released against Arjuna, he counters by shooting fifteen swift arrows that cut down the enemy’s thousands mid-flight, stopping them before they can strike him.