Shloka 11
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
सूर्यवर्मा ततः पार्थे शराणां नतपर्वणाम् | शतान्यमुज्चद् राजेन्द्र लघ्वस्त्रमभिदर्शयन्,राजेन्द्र! तदनन्तर सूर्यवर्माने अपने हाथोंकी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए अर्जुनपर झुकी हुई गाँठवाले एक सौ बाणोंका प्रहार किया
sūryavarmā tataḥ pārthe śarāṇāṁ nataparvaṇām | śatāny amuñcad rājendra laghv astram abhidarśayan ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then Sūryavarmā, O king, displaying the quickness of his weapon-skill, released volleys of a hundred arrows with bent joints against Pārtha (Arjuna). The scene underscores the warrior’s duty to demonstrate prowess in battle, while also reminding the listener that martial excellence must remain governed by kṣatriya-dharma—skill exercised with discipline rather than mere cruelty.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: a warrior demonstrates speed and mastery of weapons, but the implied ethical frame is disciplined prowess—martial skill used according to duty and rules of combat, not as uncontrolled violence.
Sūryavarmā launches a rapid, showy attack on Arjuna, discharging volleys of a hundred bent-jointed arrows, while the narrator Vaiśampāyana reports this to the king addressed as rājendra.