Shloka 18
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
ततस्ते रथिनो राजझ्छरै: संनतपर्वभि:
tataste rathino rājañ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
サンジャヤは言った。「それから、王よ、あの戦車の勇士たちは、節の継ぎ目がよく整い堅固な矢をもって敵を襲った――戦場の秩序ある暴力の中に、鍛え上げられた武の規律が解き放たれるさまの象徴である。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined execution of one’s role in a dharmic framework: even in war, effectiveness is linked to training, order, and adherence to the warrior’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma), while reminding the listener that such skill operates within the grave moral weight of battle.
Sañjaya continues reporting the Kurukṣetra battle to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing how the chariot-warriors engage by shooting well-made, firmly jointed arrows—signaling an escalation or continuation of intense missile combat.