Shloka 20
Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra
Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
स तै: परिवृत: शूरो धार्तराष्ट्रमहारथै: । ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि कार्ष्णि: पञ्चरथान् प्रति,दुर्योधनके उन महारथियोंसे घिर जानेपर भी शूरवीर अर्जुनकुमार उन पाँचों रथियोंपर बाण-वर्षा करता रहा
sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ śūro dhārtarāṣṭra-mahārathaiḥ | vavarṣa śara-varṣāṇi kārṣṇiḥ pañca-rathān prati ||
Sañjaya dit : Bien qu’encerclé par les grands guerriers de char de l’armée de Dhṛtarāṣṭra, le vaillant Kārṣṇi (fils de Kṛṣṇa/Arjuna) continua de déverser des averses de flèches contre ces cinq combattants en char. La scène souligne un courage inébranlable et une résolution disciplinée au cœur d’une opposition écrasante sur le champ de bataille.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness under pressure: even when encircled by powerful opponents, a warrior committed to duty maintains composure and sustained effort, embodying disciplined courage rather than panic.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, though hemmed in by Kaurava great chariot-warriors, keeps up an intense barrage of arrows directed at a group of five chariot-fighters opposing him.