Shloka 43
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
तथेतराउछरान् घोरान् शरै: संनतपर्वभि:
tathetarau ccharān ghorān śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
Sañjaya dijo: «Entonces el otro guerrero, en respuesta, arrojó terribles flechas—astiles de juntas bien formadas—devolviendo violencia con violencia en el sombrío ímpetu de la batalla».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reciprocity of war: once battle is joined, opponents respond in kind, illustrating how violence escalates and how martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) operates within the battlefield’s grim ethics.
Sañjaya narrates a combat exchange in which one side responds to an attack by releasing fearsome, well-crafted arrows, continuing the back-and-forth of missile warfare.