Shloka 82
अथाग्रयबाणैर्दशभिर्धनंजयं पराभिनद् द्रोणसुतो<च्युतं त्रिभि: | चतुर्भिरश्वां श्षतुरः कपिं ततः शरैश्व॒ नाराचवरैरवाकिरत्,तदनन्तर द्रोणपुत्र अश्वत्थामाने दस बाणोंसे अर्जुनको, तीनसे भगवान् श्रीकृष्णको और चारसे उनके चारों घोड़ोंको घायल कर दिया। तत्पश्चात् वह ध्वजापर बैठे हुए वानरके ऊपर बाणों तथा उत्तम नाराचोंकी वर्षा करने लगा
athāgrayabāṇair daśabhir dhanaṃjayaṃ parābhinad droṇasuto 'cyutaṃ tribhiḥ | caturbhir aśvāṃś caturaḥ kapiṃ tataḥ śaraiś ca nārācavarair avākirat ||
Then Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman) struck Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) with ten razor-pointed arrows, and Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) with three. With four more he wounded the four horses, and thereafter he showered the banner-top monkey (Hanumān on Arjuna’s standard) with volleys of arrows and choice nārācas. The scene underscores the war’s escalating ferocity: even the charioteer and the very emblems of protection and righteousness are targeted, revealing how wrath and vengeance can drive combatants beyond ordinary restraints.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and retaliatory zeal in war can intensify to the point that even the charioteer and sacred emblems (like Hanumān on the standard) become targets. It invites reflection on restraint (saṃyama) and the ethical limits of combat, even within kṣatriya-dharma.
Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa, launches a fierce attack: he pierces Arjuna with ten arrows, strikes Kṛṣṇa with three, wounds the four horses with four, and then showers the monkey emblem atop Arjuna’s banner (Hanumān) with arrows and powerful nārācas.