Shloka 11
कांश्रिदुत्पततः पार्थ: शरै: संछिद्य खण्डश: । पातयामास विहगान् प्रदीप्ते वसुरेतसि,अर्जुनने कितने ही उड़ते हुए पक्षियोंको अपने बाणोंसे टुकड़े-टुकड़े करके प्रज्वलित आगमें झोंक दिया
kāṁś cid utpatataḥ pārthaḥ śaraiḥ saṁchidya khaṇḍaśaḥ | pātayāmāsa vihagān pradīpte vasuretasi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Arjuna, the son of Pṛthā, cut down many birds as they flew, slicing them into pieces with his arrows, and caused them to fall into the blazing fire. The scene underscores the irresistible precision of his martial skill, while also hinting at the ethical tension of power used upon vulnerable creatures in the midst of a fiery rite or ordeal.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights extraordinary capability and control in action, while implicitly raising the dharmic question of restraint: great power, especially martial power, demands ethical discernment about when and upon whom it is exercised.
Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna shooting at birds in flight, cutting them into pieces with arrows and making them fall into a blazing fire—an image emphasizing his unmatched archery amid a dangerous, fire-filled setting.