Shloka 9
Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption
स निर्भिद्य रणे पार्थ सूतपुत्रधनुश्च्युत: । अगच्छद् दारयन् भूमिं चित्रपुडख: शिलीमुख:,रणक्षेत्रमें सूतपुत्रके धनुषसे छूटा हुआ वह विचित्र पंखोंवाला बाण भीमसेनको विदीर्ण करके पृथ्वीको चीरता हुआ उसके भीतर समा गया
sa nirbhidya raṇe pārtha sūtaputra-dhanuś-cyutaḥ | agacchad dārayan bhūmiṃ citrapuṅkhaḥ śilīmukhaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: In the midst of battle, that arrow—shot from the bow of the Sūta’s son—pierced Bhīmasena and, splitting the earth as it sped on, disappeared into the ground. The scene underscores the relentless momentum of war, where prowess and wrath drive weapons beyond their immediate target, intensifying the moral weight of violence on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial skill and anger in war can carry consequences beyond the immediate act: violence, once unleashed, tends to exceed intention, deepening the ethical burden borne by warriors and rulers who sustain the conflict.
Sañjaya describes an arrow shot by Karna (called Sūtaputra) that strikes and pierces Bhīmasena; it continues with such force that it rends the earth and vanishes into the ground, emphasizing the intensity of the combat.