Shloka 25
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
तांस्तथा व्याकुलीकृत्य त्वरमाणो धनंजय: । जघान निशितैर्बाणै: सहस्राणि शतानि च,उन सबको व्याकुल करके अर्जुन अपने पैने बाणोंसे शीघ्रतापूर्वक उनके सौ-सौ और हजार-हजार योद्धाओंका एक साथ संहार करने लगे
tāṁs tathā vyākulīkṛtya tvaramāṇo dhanañjayaḥ | jaghāna niśitair bāṇaiḥ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca ||
Sañjaya said: Having thus thrown them into confusion, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), acting with swift resolve, struck them down with his razor-sharp arrows—slaying warriors by the hundreds and by the thousands. The verse underscores the grim momentum of battle: tactical prowess and urgency drive mass destruction, raising the ethical weight of violence even when performed in a sanctioned war.
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