Shloka 7
उसने अपना विशाल धनुष फैलाकर बहुत-से बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करते हुए व्यूहके उस भागको योद्धाओंद्वारा भर दिया, जिसे अभिमन्युने तोड़ डाला था ।। स सात्यकिं त्रिभिबाणिरष्टभिश्न वृकोदरम् । धृष्टय्युम्नं तथा षष्ट्या विराट दशभि: शरै:
sa s01tyaki tribhis t6bair a 63 abhir v9kodaram | dh9 639adyumna tath01 63a99ty01 vir01 a da5babhi9 5barai9 ||
Sañjaya said: He then struck Sātyaki with three arrows, Vṛkodara (Bhīma) with eight, Dhṛṣṭadyumna with sixty, and Virāṭa with ten shafts. Thus, by a calculated shower of missiles, he reasserted control over the battle-line at the very point where Abhimanyu had earlier shattered the formation, turning that breach into a fiercely contested front.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial focus: a warrior applies measured force against key opponents to stabilize a collapsing front. Ethically, it reflects k 63atriya-dharma as portrayed in the epicduty-bound combat conducted with tactical clarity rather than random cruelty.
After Abhimanyu has earlier ruptured a section of the enemy formation, the battle concentrates around that breach. Sanjaya reports a counteraction: the warrior targets leading P199ava championsS1tyaki, Bh2bma, Dh9 639adyumna, and Vir01 awith specified numbers of arrows, indicating an attempt to regain control of that critical sector.