Shloka 46
युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्
Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki
ततः शरमयं जाल द्रोणस्तेषामवासृजत् । ते हन्यमाना द्रोणस्थ शरैराकर्णचोदितै:
tataḥ śaramayaṁ jālaṁ droṇas teṣām avāsṛjat | te hanyamānā droṇastha-śarair ākarṇacoditaiḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Alors Droṇa déchaîna contre eux une grêle de flèches, telle un filet. Frappés par les traits partis de l’arc de Droṇa, bandé jusqu’à l’oreille, ils furent taillés en pièces et submergés dans la mêlée.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: extraordinary skill and duty-driven aggression can become a force of mass harm. It invites reflection on how power, when exercised without restraint or compassion, rapidly multiplies suffering—even when framed within kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya narrates that Droṇa unleashes a dense, net-like barrage of arrows. The opposing warriors are struck by fully drawn, forceful shots (ākarṇacodita), indicating a decisive and overwhelming attack in the battle.