Shloka 7
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
अथ नारायणा: क्रुद्धा विविधायुधपाणय: । छादयन्त: शरव्रातै: परिवद्रुर्धन॑जयम्
atha nārāyaṇāḥ kruddhā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ | chādayantaḥ śaravrātaiḥ parivadrur dhanañjayam ||
Sañjaya said: Then the Nārāyaṇas, enraged and bearing weapons of many kinds, surged around Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), overwhelming him by covering him with dense volleys of arrows. The scene underscores how, in war, wrath and collective force can momentarily eclipse even a foremost warrior, testing steadiness and right conduct amid chaos.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger-driven aggression and massed violence can engulf even the most capable individual; the ethical challenge in such moments is to retain composure, discernment, and commitment to one’s duty (dharma) rather than being ruled by rage or panic.
Sañjaya reports that a group called the Nārāyaṇas, furious and heavily armed, rush in and surround Arjuna, showering him with thick volleys of arrows so that he is, as it were, covered over by missiles.