Shloka 34
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
रुक्मध्वजो रुक्मपृष्ठं महद् विस्फार्य कार्मुकम्
rukmadhvajo rukmapṛṣṭhaṃ mahad visphārya kārmukam
Sañjaya said: Rukmadhvaja, drawing back and fully stretching his great bow with a golden back, prepared for the next act of battle—an image of martial resolve where prowess is displayed through disciplined control of weapon and body amid the moral weight of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined readiness of a warrior: strength is shown not merely by violence but by controlled preparation and mastery of arms, set against the larger ethical tension of dharma operating within war.
Sañjaya describes a warrior called Rukmadhvaja taking up his great, gold-adorned bow and drawing it to full stretch, signaling imminent action in the ongoing battle scene of the Droṇa Parva.