Shloka 283
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
कर्षतो मुज्चतो बाणान् नान्तरं ददृशे रणे । उस रणभूमिमें दोनों हाथोंसे बाणोंको लेते, धनुषपर रखते, खींचते और छोड़ते हुए कर्णके इन कार्योंमें कोई अन्तर नहीं दिखायी देता था
sañjaya uvāca |
karṣato muñcato bāṇān nāntaraṃ dadṛśe raṇe |
サンジャヤは言った。「戦場において、彼が矢を取り放つそのさまには、いささかの違いも見えなかった。手に取ること、弓に番えること、引き絞ること、放つこと—カルナの所作はすべて同じく寸分の乱れもなかった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how consummate skill in warfare can appear seamless and unbroken—action flowing without hesitation. Ethically, it invites reflection on how disciplined competence amplifies the consequences of one’s chosen allegiance in a righteous or unrighteous cause.
Sañjaya describes the battle scene: the archer’s movements—taking arrows, fixing them to the bow, drawing, and releasing—are so continuous and precise that no gap or distinction is noticeable in the midst of combat.