Shloka 54
स सर्वतो निवार्यनं शरजालेन पीडयन्
sa sarvato nivāryaṇaṃ śarajālena pīḍayan
Sañjaya dit : L’encerclant de toutes parts, il le pressa et le tourmenta d’un filet de flèches—image d’une maîtrise guerrière qui, sous l’urgence de vaincre, devient pure contrainte.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how tactical excellence in war—encirclement and sustained arrow-fire—can rapidly shift from disciplined kṣatriya prowess to overwhelming coercion. It invites reflection on the ethical tension between duty-bound combat and the impulse to dominate through sheer force.
Sañjaya describes a warrior gaining the upper hand by surrounding his opponent from all directions and harassing him with continuous volleys, figuratively a ‘net’ of arrows that restricts movement and inflicts sustained pressure.