Shloka 10
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
तावुभौ भरतश्रेष्ठी ज्येष्ठी सर्वधनुष्मताम् । विव्याधोरसि संक्रुद्ध: पज्चभि: पठ्चभि: शरै:,वे दोनों श्रेष्ठ वीर समस्त धनुर्धारियोंमें प्रधान थे। दुर्योधनने कुपित होकर उन दोनोंकी छातीमें पाँच-पाँच बाण मारे
tāv ubhau bharataśreṣṭhī jyeṣṭhī sarvadhanuṣmatām | vivyādhorasi saṅkruddhaḥ pañcabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
સંજય બોલ્યો—તે બંને ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ, સર્વ ધનુર્ધરોમાં અગ્રગણ્ય હતા. ક્રોધે ભરાઈ દુર્યોધને તેમના વક્ષસ્થળમાં પાંચ-પાંચ બાણો વડે ભેદ કર્યો.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies conflict: even great warriors, praised as foremost archers, become instruments of harm when driven by rage. It implicitly contrasts martial prowess with the ethical need for self-control, a recurring Mahabharata concern.
Sañjaya reports that two eminent warriors—celebrated as leading archers—are struck in the chest; Duryodhana, in anger, shoots five arrows at each of them during the battle.