Shloka 57
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
तस्य विद्धस्य बाणेन कराच्चापं पपात ह । पुनरादाय तच्चापं निमेषार्धान्महाबल:
tasya viddhasya bāṇena karāccāpaṁ papāta ha | punarādāya taccāpaṁ nimeṣārdhānmahābalaḥ ||
ಬಾಣದಿಂದ ವಿಧ್ಧನಾದ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಅವನ ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಬಿಲ್ಲು ಜಾರಿ ಬಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ಆ ಮಹಾಬಲ ಯೋಧನು ಕಣ್ಣು ಮಿಟುಕಿಸುವ ಅರ್ಧ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದೇ ಬಿಲ್ಲನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಂಡನು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness under injury: even when struck and momentarily disarmed, a trained warrior regains composure instantly. Ethically, it reflects the hard discipline of kṣatriya warfare—valor and persistence—while also underscoring how relentless the battlefield can be.
In Sañjaya’s report of the battle, a warrior is hit by an arrow, causing his bow to drop from his hand. Almost immediately—within half a blink—he picks it up again, signaling rapid recovery and continued engagement in combat.