Shloka 21
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूर: कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय: । विसृजन्निषुजालानि सहसा तान्यताडयत्,तदनन्तर दिव्यास्त्रोंके ज्ञाता शूरवीर कुन्तीपुत्र धनंजय सहसा बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करते हुए उन सबको मारने लगे
tato divyāstravicchūraḥ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ | visṛjanniṣujālāni sahasā tānyatāḍayat ||
Lalu Dhanañjaya, putra Kuntī, yang mahir dalam senjata-senjata surgawi, seketika melepaskan jaring-jaring anak panah yang rapat dan menghantam mereka semua.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power (divyāstra) in war magnifies responsibility: skill and divine weaponry can end conflicts swiftly, but they also intensify the ethical weight borne by the warrior who chooses to deploy them.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, famed for mastery of celestial weapons, suddenly releases a heavy barrage—‘nets’ of arrows—and strikes down the opposing fighters indicated by the prior context of the battle.