Shloka 24
Chapter 12: Arjuna’s suppression of the Saṃśaptakas and duel with Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi
स तोमरव्यग्रकरश्चारुमौलि: स्वलंकृतः । शरन्मध्यंदिनाकभिस्तेजसा व्यदहद् रिपून्
sa tomaravyagrakaraś cārumauḻiḥ svalankṛtaḥ | śaranmadhyandinākabhis tejasā vyadahad ripūn || sa ṣaṣṭyā sātyakiṁ viddhvā svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | nanāda balavannādaṁ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ||
サンジャヤは言った。「美しい冠と装身具に飾られ、手にトーマラ（投槍）を執ったビーマセーナは、秋の真昼の太陽のごとく燃え立ち、その威光で敵の陣列を焼き払った。ついで彼は、石で研ぎ澄まし金の羽を備えた六十の矢でサーティヤキを射抜き、力の限り咆哮して『立て、立て！』と叫んだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the kṣatriya-war ethic where radiance (tejas), fearlessness, and psychological challenge are integral to combat; moral pressure is applied through displays of power, testing an opponent’s steadiness under threat.
Bhīma, splendidly adorned and armed, advances with sun-like brilliance, overwhelms enemies, then wounds Sātyaki with sixty sharpened, golden-feathered arrows and challenges him loudly to stand and fight.