Shloka 36
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
न जहुः: पार्थमासाद्य ताड्यमाना: शितै: शरै: । महाराज! भरतश्रेष्ठ! तत्पश्चात् अर्जुनने पुन उन सबको अपने बाणोंकी वर्षसि आच्छादित कर दिया। अर्जुनके पैने बाणोंकी मार खाकर उन बाणोंसे कण्टकयुक्त होकर भी आपके सैनिक अर्जुनको छोड़ न सके
na jahur pārtham āsādya tāḍyamānāḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | mahārāja bharataśreṣṭha tatpaścād arjunena punaḥ | nākampata tadā drauṇiḥ pauruṣe sve vyavasthitaḥ | surathaṃ ca tato rājan bhāradvājo mahāratham ||
サञ्जयは言った。「大王よ、バラタ族の最勝者よ。パールタに迫りつつアルジュナの鋭い矢に打たれても、陛下の兵は彼を捨て去らなかった。そのときドラウニ（アシュヴァッターマン）は、自らの男児の気概に堅く拠って、少しも震えなかった。さらに大王よ、バーラドヴァージャの子（ドローナの子）たる大車戦士は、（なおも）戦いの中で圧されていった……」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights kṣatriya ideals in war: endurance under attack and steadfastness in one’s resolve. Even when wounded or pressured, a warrior is portrayed as holding firm to courage and duty rather than yielding to fear.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kaurava troops, though struck by Arjuna’s sharp arrows after engaging him closely, do not withdraw from him; and Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi), relying on his own valor, remains unshaken as the battle continues.