Shloka 39
ततो<स्य सशरं चापं क्षुरप्रेण द्विधाच्छिनत्,इसके बाद उसने क्षुरप्रसे सात्यकिके बाणसहित धनुषको काटकर उसके दो टुकड़े कर डाले। तब सात्यकिने दूसरा सुदृढ़ धनुष हाथमें लेकर शीघ्रतापूर्वक हाथ चलाते हुए वहाँ आपके पुत्रपर बाणोंकी श्रेणियाँ बरसानी आरम्भ कर दीं
tato 'sya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ kṣurapreṇa dvidhācchinat
Sañjaya said: Then he severed his bow—still strung with arrows—into two pieces with a razor-edged shaft. Thereupon Sātyaki swiftly took up another strong bow and, with rapid strokes, began to shower volleys of arrows upon your son, pressing the battle forward without pause.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣātra-dharma in practice: skill, presence of mind, and relentless resolve in battle. Ethically, it shows how warfare in the epic often turns on mastery and quick adaptation—when one weapon is neutralized, the warrior must regain composure and continue without losing purpose.
In the midst of combat, a warrior uses a kṣurapra (a cutting arrow) to slice the opponent’s bow into two. Sātyaki immediately replaces it with another sturdy bow and begins a rapid barrage of arrows against Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana), intensifying the engagement.