Shloka 27
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
अथास्य कवचं बाणैनिशितैर्मर्म भेदिभि: । व्यधमन्न च पार्थो5स्य शरीरमवपीडयत्,उसके बाद पार्थने मर्मभेदी तीखे बाणोंद्वारा उनके कवचको भी छिलत्न-भिन्न कर दिया, किंतु उनके शरीरको तनिक भी कष्ट नहीं पहुँचाया
athāsya kavacaṁ bāṇair niśitair marma-bhedibhiḥ | vyadhaman na ca pārtho ’sya śarīram avapīḍayat ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then Pārtha struck at his armour with sharp, vital-point–piercing arrows, shredding and splitting it; yet he did not cause even the slightest injury to the man’s body. The scene underscores disciplined force in battle—power directed to disarm rather than to needlessly harm.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, strength should be governed by restraint: the warrior’s skill can be used to neutralize an opponent (destroying armour) without indulging in unnecessary bodily harm, reflecting disciplined kṣatriya conduct.
Arjuna (Pārtha) shoots sharp arrows that tear apart the opponent’s armour; however, despite the deadly capability of such arrows, he does not wound the opponent’s body, indicating controlled and precise combat.