Shloka 20
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १८: संशप्तकगणयुद्धे अर्जुनस्यास्त्रप्रयोगः
Drona Parva, Chapter 18: Arjuna’s astra-deployment against the Saṃśaptakas
ततः सुशर्मा दशभि: सुरथस्तु किरीटिनम् | सुधर्मा सुधनुश्वैव सुबाहुश्न समार्पयत्,यह देख सुशर्मा, सुरथ, सुधर्मा, सुधन््वा और सुबाहुने दस-दस बाणोंसे किरीटधारी अर्जुनको घायल कर दिया
tataḥ suśarmā daśabhiḥ surathas tu kirīṭinam | sudharmā sudhanuś caiva subāhuś ca samārpayat ||
Melihat itu, Suśarmā melukai Arjuna sang pemakai diadem dengan sepuluh anak panah; demikian pula Suratha, Sudharmā, Sudhanu, dan Subāhu—masing-masing menghantamnya dengan sepuluh batang panah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic and reality: when a single eminent warrior stands as a decisive force, opponents may combine their efforts to restrain him. It reflects kṣatriya-dharma in practice—valor, persistence, and tactical cooperation—without implying moral superiority, but showing how duty-driven combat unfolds.
Sañjaya reports that Suśarmā and four other warriors each shoot ten arrows at Arjuna (called Kirīṭin, 'the diadem-wearer'), collectively wounding him as part of the ongoing clash in Droṇa Parva.