Shloka 68
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)
शक््त्या त्वभिहतो गाढढं मूर्च्डयाभिपरिप्लुत: । समाश्वास्य महातेजा: सृक्किणी परिलेलिहन्,उस शक्तिके द्वारा गहरी चोट खाकर महातेजस्वी अर्जुन मूर्च्छित हो गये, फिर धीरे-धीरे सचेत हो अपने मुखके दोनों कोनोंको जीभसे चाटते हुए अचिन्त्य पराक्रमी पार्थने कंकके पाँखवाले चौदह नाराचोंद्वारा घोड़े, ध्वज, धनुष और सारथिसहित सुदक्षिणको घायल कर दिया
śaktyā tv abhihato gāḍhaṁ mūrcchayābhipariplutaḥ | samāśvāsya mahātejāḥ sṛkkīṇī parilelihan |
Sañjaya said: Struck hard by the spear-weapon and overwhelmed by swooning, the mighty Arjuna regained his composure; licking the corners of his mouth, he then wounded Sudakṣiṇa—together with his horses, banner, bow, and charioteer—by means of fourteen iron-pointed arrows feathered with heron-plumes. The passage underscores the warrior’s resilience: even after being stunned, he restrains panic, recovers self-mastery, and answers force with measured martial skill within the brutal code of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, the ideal warrior is marked by steadiness: after being stunned, Arjuna regains composure and acts with controlled, purposeful skill rather than panic—an expression of kṣatriya-dharma and self-mastery under pressure.
Arjuna is hit hard by a śakti weapon and briefly faints. Recovering, he licks the corners of his mouth and retaliates by shooting fourteen heavy nārāca arrows, injuring Sudakṣiṇa and also striking his horses, banner, bow, and charioteer.