Shloka 35
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां तु विव्याध गौतमप्रभृतीन् रथान् । तेडपि तं समरे राजन विव्यधुर्निशितै: शरै:
sañjaya uvāca |
dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ tu vivyādha gautamaprabhṛtīn rathān |
te ’pi taṃ samare rājan vivyadhur niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Par paires de flèches, Bhīmasena perça les guerriers de char, à commencer par Gautama. Ô roi, eux aussi, dans cette bataille, le frappèrent en retour de traits acérés.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral texture of battlefield action: striking others inevitably draws return blows. In the kṣatriya context, valor is paired with acceptance of risk and consequence.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior pierces multiple chariot-fighters—starting with Gautama—using arrows in pairs; those warriors then retaliate, wounding him with sharp arrows.