Shloka 11
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
क्षत्रवर्मा सिन्धुपतेश्छित्त्वा केतनकार्मुके । नाराचैर्दशभि: क्रुद्धः सर्वमर्मस्वताडयत्,क्षत्रवर्माने कुपित हो सिंधुराज जयद्रथके ध्वज और धनुष काटकर दस नाराचोंद्वारा उसके सभी मर्मस्थानोंमें चोट पहुँचायी
sañjaya uvāca | kṣatravarmā sindhupateś chittvā ketanakārmuke | nārācair daśabhiḥ kruddhaḥ sarvamarmasv atāḍayat ||
Murka, Kṣatravarmā menebas panji dan busur Jayadratha, raja Sindhu, lalu menghantamnya dengan sepuluh anak panah nārāca, mengenai segenap titik vitalnya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield reality where a kṣatriya’s duty is expressed through decisive martial action; yet it also brings out the ethical strain of war—anger (krodha) can sharpen effectiveness but also intensifies violence by driving attacks toward an enemy’s vital points.
Sañjaya reports that Kṣatravarmā, in anger, first disables Jayadratha’s visible symbols of power (banner and bow) and then shoots ten nārāca arrows to strike his vital spots, portraying a fierce exchange in the Drona Parva battle.