Shloka 70
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
कीर्यमाणे तदा द्रोणे शरैगाण्डीवधन्वना । हाहाकारो महानासीत् सैन्यानां भरतर्षभ
kīryamāṇe tadā droṇe śaraiḥ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā | hāhākāro mahān āsīt sainyānāṃ bharatarṣabha ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Cuando Droṇa era cubierto por una lluvia de flechas del que empuñaba el Gāṇḍīva, se alzó un gran clamor entre las tropas, oh toro entre los Bharatas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how swiftly the balance of power and morale shifts in war: disciplined skill can overwhelm even a famed warrior, and collective fear spreads when leadership appears threatened—an ethical reminder of war’s destabilizing force on minds and armies.
Arjuna, identified as the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva, rains arrows upon Droṇa; seeing Droṇa pressed hard, the Kaurava troops erupt in a loud cry of alarm and confusion.