Shloka 36
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
मुमोचाकर्णपूर्णेन धनुषा शरमुत्तमम् | यमदण्डोपमं घोरमुद्दिश्याशु घटोत्कचम्,तदनन्तर सचेत हो महाबली शत्रुसूदन अश्वत्थामाने बायें हाथसे धनुषको दबाकर कानतक खींचे हुए धनुषसे घटोत्कचको लक्ष्य करके यमदण्डके समान एक भयंकर एवं उत्तम बाण शीघ्र छोड़ दिया
sañjaya uvāca | mumocākārṇapūrṇena dhanuṣā śaram uttamam | yamadaṇḍopamaṃ ghoraṃ uddiśyāśu ghaṭotkacam ||
Sanjaya said: With his bow drawn back to the ear, he swiftly released an excellent arrow—terrifying, like Yama’s rod of punishment—aimed at Ghaṭotkaca. The scene underscores the grim ethics of war: when fear and necessity dominate the battlefield, combatants resort to the most dreadful force to neutralize a formidable threat, even as the act carries the weight of lethal intent and karmic consequence.
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