Shloka 9
Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ
Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements
तमायान्तं महाबाहुं प्रवपन्तं शितान् शरान् । जवेनाभ्यपतद् धीमान् हार्दिक्य: शिनिपुजड्भवम्,तीखे बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए शिनिपौत्र महाबाहु सात्यकिको आते देख बुद्धिमान् कृतवर्मा बड़े वेगसे उनका सामना करनेके लिये आ पहुँचा
tam āyāntaṃ mahābāhuṃ pravapantaṃ śitān śarān | javena abhyapatad dhīmān hārdikyaḥ śinipuṇḍbhavam ||
サञ्जयは語った。鋭い矢を雨のごとく放ちながら迫る、シニの後裔にして大いなる腕を持つサーティヤキを見て、智あるクリタヴァルマー—フリーディカの子—は大いなる速さで駆け寄り、これに対峙した。この場面は戦の容赦なき推進力を示す。勇気と義務が武人をして力には力で応じさせる一方、暴力の倫理的重みはあらゆる遭遇の底に黙して横たわっている。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos in wartime: when an opponent advances with lethal intent, a warrior bound by duty responds decisively. It implicitly points to the tension between strategic necessity and the moral gravity of violence.
Sātyaki advances while raining sharp arrows; Kṛtavarmā, described as wise and swift, charges forward to meet and oppose him, setting up a direct clash between the two warriors.