Shloka 14
ततोअर्जुन: प्रासृजदुग्रधन्वा भुजावुभौ गाण्डिवं चानुमृज्य । नाराचनालीकवराहकर्णान् क्षुरांस्तथा साउ्जलिकार्धथचन्द्रान्,तत्पश्चात् भयंकर धनुषवाले अर्जुनने अपनी दोनों भुजाओं तथा गाण्डीव धनुषको पोंछकर नाराच, नालीक, वराहकर्ण, क्षुर, अंजलिक तथा अर्धचन्द्र आदि बाणोंका प्रहार आरम्भ किया
tato 'rjunaḥ prāsṛjad ugradhanvā bhujāv ubhau gāṇḍīvaṃ cānumṛjya | nārācanālīkavarāhakārṇān kṣurāṃs tathāñjalikārdhacandrān ||
Sañjaya said: Then Arjuna, the fierce archer, wiped both his arms and his Gāṇḍīva bow, and began a dreadful discharge of arrows—nārācas, nālīkas, varāhakarṇas, kṣuras, añjalikas, and half-moon shafts.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined action in the midst of conflict: Arjuna prepares himself and his weapon with composure, then acts decisively. It reflects kṣatriya-dharma—skill, readiness, and controlled force directed by duty rather than uncontrolled anger.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, after wiping his arms and the Gāṇḍīva bow, begins a fierce volley using multiple specialized arrow types (nārāca, nālīka, varāhakarṇa, kṣura, añjalika, ardhacandra), signaling an intense escalation in the battle.