Shloka 43
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
पश्य होन॑ महाबाहो विधुन्वानं महद् धनु: । शरांश्ञाशीविषाकारान् विसृजन्तं महारणे,“महाबाहो! इसे देखो, यह अपना विशाल धनुष हिलाता हुआ महासमरमें विषधर सर्पोंके समान विषैले बाणोंकी वृष्टि कर रहा है
paśya haina mahābāho vidhunvānaṁ mahad dhanuḥ | śarān āśīviṣākārān visṛjantaṁ mahāraṇe ||
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संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial prowess in war is often expressed through terrifying imagery—arrows compared to venomous serpents—reminding the listener that battlefield excellence can coexist with destructive, fear-inducing force. It implicitly invites ethical reflection on the cost of victory pursued through violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior on the battlefield is vigorously brandishing a great bow and showering the enemy with arrows likened to poisonous snakes, emphasizing the intensity and danger of the ongoing combat.