Mahabharata 6.116.33 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 33
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
तथान्यद् धनुरादाय कृतवर्मा वृकोदरम् | आजयपघान भ्रुवोर्मध्ये नाराचेन परंतप:,तब शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले कृतवर्माने दूसरा धनुष लेकर भीमसेनकी दोनों भौंहोंके मध्यभागमें नाराचके द्वारा प्रहार किया
tathānyad dhanur ādāya kṛtavarmā vṛkodaram | ājau jaghāna bhruvormadhye nārācena parantapaḥ ||
સંજય બોલ્યો—ત્યારે શત્રુઓને સંતાપ આપનાર કૃતવર્માએ બીજું ધનુષ લઈને રણભૂમિમાં વૃકોદર ભીમના બંને ભ્રૂઓની વચ્ચે નારાચ બાણથી પ્રહાર કર્યો।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: combatants pursue decisive strikes to disable or demoralize the foe. Ethically, it reflects the tension in dharma between valor and the destructive momentum of battle, where skill and ferocity are praised even as violence escalates.
Sañjaya reports that Kṛtavarmā switches to another bow and shoots a nārāca arrow at Bhīma (Vṛkodara), hitting him between the eyebrows—depicting an intense exchange of missile combat on the Kurukṣetra battlefield.
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