Shloka 21
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
तान् शरान् द्रोणमुक्तांस्तु शरवर्षेण पाण्डव: । अवारयत धर्मात्मा दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्,धर्मात्मा पाण्डुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरने अपने हाथोंकी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए द्रोणाचार्यके छोड़े हुए उन बाणोंको अपनी बाण-वर्षाद्वारा रोक दिया
tān śarān droṇamuktāṁs tu śaravarṣeṇa pāṇḍavaḥ | avārayat dharmātmā darśayan pāṇilāghavam ||
Sañjaya said: The righteous Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira), displaying the swift skill of his hands, checked those arrows released by Droṇa by showering a counter-volley of his own. Even amid the violence of battle, his conduct is framed as dharmic—disciplined, controlled, and purposeful rather than reckless.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, excellence is not merely force but disciplined action aligned with dharma—skill used to protect and restrain harm, not to indulge anger or chaos.
Droṇa releases a volley of arrows; Yudhiṣṭhira counters by sending a dense shower of arrows that blocks them, demonstrating quick, controlled dexterity in the midst of battle.