Shloka 39
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
तत आदाय वीराणामस्त्रैरस्त्राणि पाण्डव:
tata ādāya vīrāṇām astrair astrāṇi pāṇḍavāḥ
Lalu para Pāṇḍava mengangkat senjata para kesatria dan membalas senjata dengan senjata—setiap serangan ditangkis dengan serangan mereka sendiri—hingga pertempuran menjadi adu kepiawaian dan keteguhan, bukan semata pembantaian.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting force with disciplined skill: in righteous warfare, one does not strike blindly but responds proportionately and expertly, turning violence into regulated combat governed by martial codes.
Sañjaya describes a moment in the Drona Parva where the Pāṇḍavas actively counter the opponents’ missiles—taking up and deploying weapons so that each attack is answered by a corresponding weapon, intensifying the duel-like character of the fighting.