Shloka 11
रात्रौ युद्धप्रवृत्तिः — Night Battle Begins; Duryodhana’s Protective Orders for Droṇa
Droṇa-parva 139
तस्य वेगमसहां स दृष्टवा कर्णस्य पाण्डव: । महतश्न शरौघांस्तान् न्यवारयत वीर्यवान्,पराक्रमी पाण्डुपुत्र भीमने कर्णके वेगको असह्ां देखकर उसके महान् बाणसमूहोंका निवारण किया
tasya vegam asahaṁ sa dṛṣṭvā karṇasya pāṇḍavaḥ | mahataḥ śaraughāṁs tān nyavārayata vīryavān parākramaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing that irresistible onrush of Karṇa, the mighty and valiant Pāṇḍava checked and turned back those great torrents of arrows. In the ethical frame of the war, the verse highlights steadfast courage and disciplined resistance—meeting overwhelming force not with rage, but with controlled prowess and resolve.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid overwhelming aggression, a warrior’s dharma is steadiness and disciplined action—meeting force with controlled courage and skill rather than panic or cruelty.
Karṇa launches a fierce, seemingly irresistible assault with a great mass of arrows; Bhīma, the powerful Pāṇḍava, counters by warding off and checking that arrow-storm.