Mahabharata 7.32.533 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 533
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
शरौघाञ्छरजालेन विदुधाव धनंजय: । प्रजवलित बाणसमूह तथा देदीप्यमान धनुष धारण करनेवाले कर्णके उन बाणसमूहोंको अर्जुनने अपने बाणोंके समुदायद्वारा छिन्न-भिन्न कर दिया
śaraughān śarajālena vidudhāva dhanañjayaḥ | prajvalita-bāṇa-samūhaṃ tathā dedīpyamāna-dhanuṣ-dhāriṇaḥ karṇasya bāṇa-samūhān arjunena sva-śara-samūhair chinna-bhinnāḥ kṛtāḥ |
Sañjaya dit : Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), par un filet de flèches, brisa les volées qui fondaient sur lui. Les gerbes de traits flamboyants lancées par Karṇa—lui qui portait un arc rayonnant—furent taillées en pièces et éparpillées par les salves concentrées d’Arjuna.
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Even amid violent conflict, the epic highlights disciplined mastery and steadiness: force is met not by panic but by trained focus and measured response, reflecting the warrior’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) to stand firm and protect one’s cause.
Sañjaya describes a moment in the Arjuna–Karṇa battle where Karṇa releases fierce, blazing volleys; Arjuna counters with a dense ‘net’ of arrows that cuts and disperses Karṇa’s missiles mid-flight.
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