Mahabharata 7.141.124 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 141, Shloka 124
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
कड्कबर्हिणवासोभिर्बलं व्यधमदर्जुन: । उस समय उन्होंने कंक और मोरकी पाँखोंसे युक्त नाराचोंद्वारा घोड़ों, हाथियों और मनुष्योंके शरीरोंको विदीर्ण करके सारी सेनाको तहस-नहस कर दिया ।।
sañjaya uvāca | kaṅkabārhiṇavāsobhir balaṃ vyadhamad arjunaḥ | tad balaṃ bharataśreṣṭha savājidvipamānavam |
Sañjaya berkata: Arjuna menghancurkan pasukan itu dengan anak panah yang berbulu sayap burung hering dan berumbai bulu merak. Wahai yang terbaik di antara Bharata, ia merobek tubuh kuda, gajah, dan manusia, menjatuhkan bala tentara yang padat oleh tunggangan dan para prajurit itu hingga menjadi reruntuhan.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the paradox of dharmic warfare: extraordinary skill and resolve can be necessary to uphold a righteous cause, yet the means remain destructive. It invites reflection on responsibility, restraint, and the heavy moral weight borne even by justified combat.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, using arrows with distinctive feather-fletching, devastates an opposing formation packed with horses, elephants, and soldiers, effectively routing and annihilating that section of the army.
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