Shloka 38
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
ततः सुनिशितैर्बाणै: पार्थ विव्याध सप्तभि: । युधिष्ठिरो5पि संक्रुद्ध: प्रतिविव्याध पठचभि:
tataḥ suniśitair bāṇaiḥ pārtha vivyādha saptabhiḥ | yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi saṅkruddhaḥ prativivyādha pañcabhiḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Alors Yudhiṣṭhira perça Pārtha (Arjuna) de sept flèches très acérées. Arjuna, irrité en retour, le perça à son tour de cinq flèches.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most dharma-minded warrior can be drawn into anger amid violence; the verse highlights how quickly retaliation escalates, reminding readers that inner restraint is ethically significant even when one is bound to kṣatriya-duty.
In the midst of the Drona Parva battle, Yudhiṣṭhira strikes Arjuna with seven sharp arrows; Arjuna, provoked, responds by wounding Yudhiṣṭhira with five arrows.