Shloka 1003
शतमाशीविषाभानां प्रेषयामास भारत । भारत! उसने धनुषको कानतक खींचकर प्रचण्ड तेजसे युक्त और विषैले सर्पोके समान भयंकर सौ बाण भीमसेनपर चलाये
śatam āśīviṣābhānāṁ preṣayāmāsa bhārata |
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, ia menarik busurnya hingga ke telinga, lalu melepaskan seratus anak panah—mengerikan laksana ular berbisa—dengan daya yang garang dan menyala, menuju Bhīmasena.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensification of martial violence in war: skill and power are displayed through extreme force (a full-drawn bow and a barrage of arrows). Ethically, it underscores how battle can rapidly escalate, testing restraint and dharma even among kṣatriya warriors.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) draws his bow to the ear and shoots a hundred terrifying, serpent-like arrows at Bhīmasena, marking a fierce exchange in the Drona Parva battle scenes.