Shloka 68
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
अर्जुन वासुदेवं च पुन: पुनरताडयत् । उस गदाको गिरी हुई देख अम्बष्ठने दूसरी विशाल गदा ले ली और श्रीकृष्ण तथा अर्जुनपर बारंबार प्रहार किया || ६७ ई || तस्यार्जुन: क्षुरप्राभ्यां सगदावुद्यतीौ भुजी
arjunaḥ vāsudevaṃ ca punaḥ punar atāḍayat | tasyārjunaḥ kṣuraprabhyāṃ sa-gadāv udyatau bhujau |
サンジャヤは言った。――アルジュナはヴァースデーヴァ（クリシュナ）を幾度も打った。ついでアルジュナは、剃刀の刃のごとく鋭い矢で、棍棒を構えて立つ敵の高く掲げられた両腕を狙い撃った――戦の激怒のただ中にあっても、技は盲目的な殺戮ではなく、暴力を無力化するために向けられることを示したのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is to be governed by discernment: the warrior’s skill aims to neutralize imminent harm (disabling the attacker’s capacity) and protect those under one’s charge, rather than acting from rage or cruelty.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna repeatedly striking Kṛṣṇa’s adversary; then Arjuna uses sharp, razor-like arrows to hit the opponent’s two raised arms as he brandishes a mace, attempting to check the mace-blows and safeguard Kṛṣṇa on the chariot.