Shloka 62
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)
तस्य पार्थ: शरान् सप्त प्रेषयामास भारत । ते त॑ शूरं विनिर्भिद्य प्राविशनू धरणीतलम्,भारत! अर्जुनने उसके ऊपर सात बाण चलाये। वे बाण उस शूरवीरके शरीरको विदीर्ण करके धरतीमें समा गये
tasya pārthaḥ śarān sapta preṣayāmāsa bhārata | te taṃ śūraṃ vinirbhidya prāviśan dharaṇītalam, bhārata |
Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna) shot seven arrows at him, O Bhārata. Those shafts, piercing straight through that valiant warrior’s body, sank into the earth—an image of relentless martial resolve and the grim inevitability of battle’s consequences.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the uncompromising force of kṣatriya warfare: skill and resolve are exercised without hesitation, while the stark imagery of arrows passing through a body and entering the earth highlights the grave, irreversible consequences of violence even when performed as battlefield duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna (Pārtha) releases seven arrows at a heroic opponent; the arrows pierce through the warrior and continue into the ground, emphasizing Arjuna’s power and the intensity of the combat.