Shloka 48
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
पश्य पार्थ यथा द्रौणि: पार्षतस्य वरध॑ प्रति । यत्नं करोति विपुलं हन्याच्चैनं न संशय:,इसी समय श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनसे कहा--'पार्थ! वह देखो, द्रोणकुमार अभश्वत्थामा धृष्टद्युम्नके वधके लिये कैसा महान् प्रयत्न कर रहा है? वह इन्हें मार सकता है, इसमें संशय नहीं है
paśya pārtha yathā drauṇiḥ pārṣatasya varadhaṁ prati | yatnaṁ karoti vipulaṁ hanyāc cainaṁ na saṁśayaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Look, O Pārtha—see how Droṇa’s son, Aśvatthāman, is exerting immense effort against the son of Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna). He can indeed slay him; of this there is no doubt.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the decisive power of focused effort in war and the sobering reality that even prominent warriors can fall when confronted by a relentless adversary—inviting reflection on the ethical weight of vengeance and the fragility of human standing amid battlefield fate.
Sañjaya draws Arjuna’s attention to Aśvatthāman (Droṇa’s son) making a powerful, concentrated assault against Dhṛṣṭadyumna (called Pārṣata), asserting that Aśvatthāman is capable of killing him without doubt.