Shloka 3
न च सम किंचिच्छक्नोति भूत॑ निश्चरितुं ततः । संछाद्यमाने खे बाणैरस्थता सव्यसाचिना,सव्यसाची अर्जुनके चलाये हुए बाणोंसे सारा आकाश छा गया था; इसलिये कोई भी प्राणी उस वनसे निकल नहीं पाता था
na ca samaṁ kiñcic chaknoti bhūtaṁ niścarituṁ tataḥ | saṁchādyamāne khe bāṇair asthatā savyasācinā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: And no creature at all was able to escape from there, for the sky was being completely covered by the arrows released by the steady Savyasācin (Arjuna). The scene underscores how disciplined martial skill, when directed with resolve, can render flight impossible and decisively contain violence within a chosen field.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of disciplined skill (śaurya and kauśala) applied with steadiness: when force is precisely directed, it can decisively control a situation. Ethically, it points to the responsibility that accompanies such capability—mastery can protect or overwhelm, depending on intent.
Arjuna (Savyasācin) releases such a dense shower of arrows that the sky seems covered, preventing any creature from escaping the area. It is a vivid description of battlefield dominance through archery.