Shloka 30
Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
इसी प्रकार वहाँ सब ओर घूम-घूमकर वह भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकारकी बोलियाँ भी बोलता था। उस समय भीमसेनपर आकाशसे बाणोंकी सहस्रों धाराएँ गिरने लगीं ।। शक्तय: कणपा: प्रासा: शूलपट्टिशतोमरा: । शतघ्न्य: परिघाश्नैव भिन्दिपाला: परश्च॒धा:
śaktayaḥ kaṇapāḥ prāsāḥ śūla-paṭṭiśa-tomarāḥ | śataghnyaḥ parighāś caiva bhindipālāḥ paraśvadhāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: As he wheeled about on every side, he even uttered various kinds of cries and calls. Just then, upon Bhīmasena there poured down from above countless streams of arrows; and along with them flew many kinds of weapons—spears, lances, tridents, swords and tomaras, iron clubs and bludgeons, bhindipālas and battle-axes—so that the assault became a relentless storm of war directed against him.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: a warrior must endure overwhelming force without losing resolve. Ethically, it highlights steadfastness and courage under extreme pressure, while also reminding the listener of the destructive intensity that war unleashes.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma being subjected to a massive, multi-weapon onslaught—arrows raining from above and numerous kinds of missiles and hand-weapons hurled at him—portraying the battle as a storm of lethal projectiles focused on a single formidable fighter.