Shloka 8
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)
त॑ तूर्णमिव बीभत्सु: सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर: । अभ्यधावदिषूनस्यन्निषुवेगविघातकान्,तब सम्पूर्ण शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुनने भी तुरंत ही उनके बाणोंके वेगका विनाश करनेवाले भल््लोंका प्रहार करते हुए उनपर आक्रमण किया
taṃ tūṛṇam iva bībhatsuḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | abhyadhāvad iṣūn asyan niṣuvegavighātakān ||
Sañjaya said: Then Arjuna—Bībhatsu, the foremost among all wielders of weapons—rushed at him as if in a flash, shooting sharp arrows that shattered the force of the enemy’s shafts. In the harsh ethic of battle, he answered attack with disciplined counter-force, aiming not at rage but at neutralizing the opponent’s momentum.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, the warrior’s ethic emphasizes controlled, purposeful action: Arjuna’s response is framed as skillful neutralization of the enemy’s attack (breaking the arrows’ force) rather than uncontrolled fury—an example of disciplined kṣatriya conduct.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna swiftly charges and releases arrows specifically meant to blunt and destroy the momentum of the opponent’s incoming shafts, turning defense into an immediate counter-assault.