Shloka 17
अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna
तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवानां महारथम् | विव्याध दशभिर्बाणै: सर्वपारशवै: शितै:,पाण्डवपक्षके उन महारथी वीरको आते देख आचार्यने सम्पूर्णतः लोहेके बने हुए दस पैने बाणोंसे उन्हें घायल कर दिया
tam āpatatantaṃ samprekṣya pāṇḍavānāṃ mahāratham | vivyādha daśabhir bāṇaiḥ sarvapāraśavaiḥ śitaiḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಪಾಂಡವರ ಆ ಮಹಾರಥಿ ಧಾವಿಸಿ ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ದ್ರೋಣಾಚಾರ್ಯನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಹತ್ತು ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅವನನ್ನು ಭೇದಿಸಿದನು॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield dharma: when a formidable opponent charges, a warrior—here the Ācārya—responds with disciplined, proportionate martial action. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between personal bonds (teacherhood) and role-based duty (kṣatriya conduct in war).
Sañjaya narrates that a great Pāṇḍava-side chariot-warrior rushes toward the Ācārya (Droṇa). Droṇa, seeing the charge, wounds him by shooting ten sharp, iron arrows.