Shloka 1233
चिच्छेद समरे द्रौणिर्दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम् । बड़ी भारी उल्काके समान सहसा अपनी ओर आती हुई उस रथशक्तिको अभ्वत्थामाने अपने हाथोंकी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए समरभूमिमें तीखे बाणोंसे काट डाला
sañjaya uvāca | ciccheda samare drauṇir darśayan pāṇilāghavam |
Di medan laga, putra Drona, Asvatthama, memperlihatkan kelincahan tangannya, menebas dengan anak panah tajam tombak-kereta yang melesat mendadak ke arahnya bagaikan meteor raksasa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of constant vigilance and trained restraint: in war, one must respond instantly and precisely to imminent harm. It also implicitly points to the grim moral atmosphere of the Kurukṣetra conflict, where extraordinary skill is employed for destruction, reminding readers of the heavy ethical cost of war.
Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa, is attacked by a ratha-śakti (a spear-like weapon hurled from a chariot) rushing toward him like a meteor. He demonstrates quick hand-skill and shoots it down, cutting it apart with sharp arrows before it can strike.