Shloka 46
युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्
Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki
ततः शरमयं जाल द्रोणस्तेषामवासृजत् । ते हन्यमाना द्रोणस्थ शरैराकर्णचोदितै:
tataḥ śaramayaṁ jālaṁ droṇas teṣām avāsṛjat | te hanyamānā droṇastha-śarair ākarṇacoditaiḥ ||
Lalu Droṇa melepaskan kepada mereka hujan anak panah yang bagaikan jala. Dihantam oleh anak panah Droṇa yang dilepaskan dari busur ditarik hingga ke telinga, mereka tertebas dan tertindih dalam himpitan pertempuran.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: extraordinary skill and duty-driven aggression can become a force of mass harm. It invites reflection on how power, when exercised without restraint or compassion, rapidly multiplies suffering—even when framed within kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya narrates that Droṇa unleashes a dense, net-like barrage of arrows. The opposing warriors are struck by fully drawn, forceful shots (ākarṇacodita), indicating a decisive and overwhelming attack in the battle.