Shloka 11
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
यथाविधमनीकं तु धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डव । नास्य शक्रो5पि मुच्येत सम्प्राप्तो बाणगोचरम्
yathāvidham anīkaṃ tu dhārtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍava | nāsya śakro 'pi mucyeta samprāpto bāṇagocaram ||
Dijo Sañjaya: «Oh Pāṇḍava, la formación de batalla de los Dhṛtarāṣṭra parece dispuesta con perfecto orden. Tan mortífero es el alcance de sus flechas que incluso Śakra (Indra), si entrara en su radio, no escaparía con vida».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grave consequences of disciplined martial organization: when an army is arranged ‘according to rule’ and its missile-range is effectively controlled, even the mightiest can be endangered. Ethically, it highlights the seriousness of kṣatriya warfare—skill and formation amplify responsibility and the scale of harm.
Sañjaya describes to the listener the formidable, well-ordered Kaurava battle-array. He emphasizes its lethal arrow-range by hyperbole: even Indra would not survive if he entered that field of arrows, conveying the intensity and danger of the impending engagement.