Shloka 62
द्रोणेन केकय-चेदि-वीरवधः
Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis
शरवंशं शरस्थूणं शराच्छादनमद्भुतम् । शरवेश्माकरोत् पार्थस्त्वष्टेवाद्भुतकर्मकृत्
sañjaya uvāca | śaravaṁśaṁ śarasthūṇaṁ śarācchādanam adbhutam | śaraveśmākarot pārthas tvaṣṭevādbhuta-karmakṛt ||
Sañjaya dit : Arjuna, accomplissant des œuvres merveilleuses à la manière de Tvaṣṭṛ, l’artisan divin, façonna une construction stupéfiante faite tout entière de flèches : l’ossature, les piliers et même la couverture, changeant les armes de la guerre en prodige d’habileté.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary skill can transform even instruments of violence into feats of artistry; ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s tension where kṣatriya duty and battlefield necessity coexist with awe at human (and quasi-divine) capability.
Sanjaya describes Arjuna constructing an astonishing arrow-built structure—its frame, pillars, and roof all made of arrows—likening his battlefield craftsmanship to Tvaṣṭṛ, the divine artisan.