Shloka 14
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १८: संशप्तकगणयुद्धे अर्जुनस्यास्त्रप्रयोगः
Drona Parva, Chapter 18: Arjuna’s astra-deployment against the Saṃśaptakas
एकैकस्तु ततः पार्थ राजन् विव्याध पठ्चभि: । सच तान् प्रतिविव्याध द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां पराक्रमी,राजन! फिर उनमेंसे एक-एक योद्धाने अर्जुनको पाँच-पाँच बाणोंसे बींध डाला और पराक्रमी अर्जुनने भी दो-दो बाणोंद्वारा उन सबको घायल करके तुरंत बदला चुकाया
ekaikaḥ tu tataḥ pārtha rājan vivyādha pañcabhiḥ | sa ca tān prativivyādha dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ parākramī ||
Wahai Raja, kemudian masing-masing prajurit itu bergiliran melukai Pārtha dengan lima anak panah. Arjuna yang perkasa segera membalas, menembus tiap-tiap mereka dengan dua anak panah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethic of immediate, proportionate response: endurance under attack and swift counteraction without hesitation, reflecting disciplined valor rather than passive submission.
In the midst of battle, each enemy warrior shoots Arjuna with five arrows; Arjuna promptly retaliates, wounding each of them with two arrows apiece, as Sañjaya reports the exchange to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.