Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 28
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
अस्मांस्तु पुनरासाद्य लब्धलक्ष्या दुरासदा: | शरासनानि धुन्वन्त: शरवर्षरवाकिरन्
asmāṁs tu punar āsādya labdhalakṣyā durāsadāḥ | śarāsanāni dhunvantaḥ śaravarṣa-ravākiran ||
ಅಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲೇ ದುರ್ಧರ್ಷ ಪಾಂಡವರು ಮತ್ತೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದು, ನಮ್ಮನ್ನೇ ಗುರಿಯಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಧನುಸ್ಸುಗಳನ್ನು ಅಲುಗಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಗರ್ಜಿಸುವ ಬಾಣವೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ಸುರಿಸಿದರು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the martial ethic of steadfastness and precision in battle: once the Pāṇḍavas have ‘found their mark’ (labdhalakṣyāḥ), they press the attack without hesitation. Ethically, it reflects kṣatriya-dharma as disciplined resolve—skill and determination directed toward a chosen objective.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas have advanced again against the Kaurava side. They are described as formidable and accurate, brandishing their bows and unleashing a loud, dense shower of arrows upon the opposing forces.