Shloka 3963
दश चिक्षेप च शरान् द्रोणस्य वधकाड्क्षया । इससे कुपित हुए विराटने रणभूमिमें द्रोणाचार्यके वधकी इच्छासे दस तोमर और दस बाण चलाये
daśa cikṣepa ca śarān droṇasya vadhakāṅkṣayā |
Sañjaya said: Driven by the desire to slay Droṇa, he hurled ten arrows, intent on Droṇācārya’s death. The verse highlights how wrath and the fixation on killing a single foe can sharpen martial resolve, yet also intensify the moral weight of violence on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds intention: the act of shooting arrows is driven by vadhakāṅkṣā (the desire to kill). In epic ethics, intention magnifies responsibility—focused hostility can make one effective in war, but it also deepens the moral gravity of the deed.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior, intent on killing Droṇa, releases ten arrows at him in the midst of battle, marking an escalation of direct attempts against Droṇācārya.