Shloka 283
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
अभ्यवर्षच्छरौघेण कौरवाणामनीकिनीम् । तदनन्तर अस्त्रोंके ज्ञाता अर्जुन शत्रुओंको अपनी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए कौरव-सेनापर बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | abhyavarṣac charaughena kauravāṇām anīkinīm |
Sañjaya said: Arjuna showered the Kauravas’ army with a dense torrent of arrows. Immediately thereafter, displaying his swift mastery of weapons, he continued to rain down volleys upon the Kaurava host—an image of disciplined martial skill employed in the grim duty of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined prowess in battle: Arjuna’s skill is not mere aggression but the focused execution of a warrior’s duty within a tragic conflict, reminding readers that capability and restraint must align with dharma even amid violence.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna unleashes a heavy barrage of arrows upon the Kaurava army, continuing with rapid weapon-work, intensifying the battle’s momentum in the Drona Parva.