Shloka 1
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ३९ श्लोक हैं) ््ज-्अ ्ःः छा अकाल त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय: दुर्योधन और अर्जुनका युद्ध तथा दुर्योधनकी पराजय संजय उवाच एवमुकक््त्वार्जुनं राजा त्रिभिमर्मातिगै: शरै: । अभ्यविध्यन्महावेगैश्षतुर्भि श्वतुरो हयान्,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! अर्जुनसे ऐसा कहकर राजा दुर्योधनने तीन अत्यन्त वेगशाली मर्मभेदी बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें बीध डाला और चार बाणोंद्वारा उनके चारों घोड़ोंको भी घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | evam uktvārjunaṃ rājā tribhir marmātigaiḥ śaraiḥ | abhyavidhyan mahāvegaiś caturbhiś caturaḥ hayān ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, having spoken thus to Arjuna, King Duryodhana struck him with three exceedingly swift arrows that sought the vital points; and with four more powerful shafts he wounded Arjuna’s four horses as well.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical tension of war: prowess is shown through precision (aiming at vital points and disabling the chariot team), yet the narrative implicitly reminds the listener that victory pursued through harm and escalation carries grave moral and karmic weight within the Mahābhārata’s broader dharma-discourse.
After addressing Arjuna, Duryodhana immediately attacks—piercing Arjuna with three swift, vital-point-seeking arrows and then wounding Arjuna’s four horses with four additional arrows, attempting to weaken Arjuna’s mobility and battlefield advantage.