Shloka 55
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
तस्मै बाणान् शिलाधौतान प्रसन्नाग्रानजिद्दागान् । प्राहिणोत् सूतपुत्राय त्रिशतं शत्रुतापन:,शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले महाबली अर्जुन कर्णकी इस फुर्तीको न सह सके। उन्होंने सूतपुत्र कर्णजो शिलापर तेज किये हुए स्वच्छ अग्रभागवाले तीन सौ बाण मारे
sañjaya uvāca |
tasmai bāṇān śilādhautān prasannāgrān ajihmagān |
prāhiṇot sūtaputrāya triśataṁ śatrutāpanaḥ ||
サञ्जयは語った。その速さの誇示に耐えられず、敵を焼くアルジュナは、御者の子カルナに向けて三百本の矢を放った。石で磨かれ、明るく澄んだ鏃をもち、まっすぐに飛ぶ矢である。この詩句は、戦技が容赦なく激化してゆくさまを示す。武勇と決意が、力に対してさらに大きな力で応じることを戦士に迫るのだ。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethic: when challenged, a warrior responds with disciplined, intensified effort. It also hints at the moral tension of war—skill and determination can magnify destruction even when performed as ‘duty’.
In the midst of the Arjuna–Karṇa encounter, Arjuna (described as ‘scorcher of enemies’) counters Karṇa by releasing a concentrated volley of three hundred straight-flying, stone-polished, bright-tipped arrows.