Shloka 293
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
सायकैर्दशभी राजन् भ्रुवोर्मध्ये समार्पयत् । राजन! धनुष कट जानेपर धृष्टद्युम्नकी दोनों भौहोंके मध्यभागमें राजा दुर्योधनने तुरंत ही दस बाणोंका प्रहार किया
sāyakair daśabhī rājan bhruvormadhye samārpayat |
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、彼はたちまち十本の矢を敵の眉間のただ中に打ち込みました――精密にして容赦なき戦場の技。その一撃は、戦がもはや自制ではなく、狙いの鋭さと断固たる意志を競う致命の示威へと収斂していたことを物語ります。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim ethic of Kurukṣetra: in a dharma-yuddha framed by duty, warriors still employ uncompromising force and technical mastery. It highlights how skill and resolve can become instruments of destruction when conflict eclipses restraint.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior strikes the opponent’s brow-center with ten arrows in quick succession, emphasizing a decisive, accurate hit amid the ongoing combat.