Shloka 3963
दश चिक्षेप च शरान् द्रोणस्य वधकाड्क्षया । इससे कुपित हुए विराटने रणभूमिमें द्रोणाचार्यके वधकी इच्छासे दस तोमर और दस बाण चलाये
daśa cikṣepa ca śarān droṇasya vadhakāṅkṣayā |
Sañjaya dit : Poussé par le désir de tuer Droṇa, il décocha dix flèches, l’intention fixée sur la mort de Droṇācārya. Le vers met en lumière comment la colère et la fixation sur l’élimination d’un seul adversaire peuvent aiguiser la résolution guerrière, tout en alourdissant le poids moral de la violence sur le champ de bataille.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds intention: the act of shooting arrows is driven by vadhakāṅkṣā (the desire to kill). In epic ethics, intention magnifies responsibility—focused hostility can make one effective in war, but it also deepens the moral gravity of the deed.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior, intent on killing Droṇa, releases ten arrows at him in the midst of battle, marking an escalation of direct attempts against Droṇācārya.