Shloka 11
Kṛṣṇopadeśa and Duryodhana’s Challenge
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 77
नरनागाश्चदेहेभ्यो विस्नरविष्पति शोणितम् । पतदृभ्य: पतितेभ्यश्व विभिन्नेभ्य: शितै: शरै:,मेरे तीखे बाणोंद्वारा विदीर्ण होकर गिरते और गिरे हुए मनुष्य, हाथी और घोड़ोंके शरीरोंसे खूनकी धारा बह चलेगी
nara-nāgāś ca dehebhyo visṛṇoti śoṇitam | patadbhyaḥ patitebhyaś ca vibhinnebhyaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Arjuna dit : «Des corps des hommes et des éléphants jaillira le sang, lorsqu’ils tomberont, déchirés par mes flèches acérées; et même après leur chute, leurs membres tranchés continueront de saigner. Tel est le cours effroyable du combat que mes traits mettront en mouvement.»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim reality of righteous warfare (kṣatriya-dharma): even when undertaken as duty, battle entails severe suffering and irreversible consequences, demanding sobriety and responsibility from the warrior.
Arjuna describes the immediate battlefield effect of his arrows: men, elephants, and horses are struck, fall, and lie severed, while blood continues to flow—an image emphasizing the intensity of the fighting in the Droṇa Parva.