Shloka 35
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya
Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance
विव्याध चैनं दशभि: सम्यगस्तै: शितै: शरैः
vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ samyag astaiḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
ສັນຊະຍະເວົ້າວ່າ: ແລ້ວພຣະອົງໄດ້ຍິງໃສ່ເຂົາຢ່າງແມ່ນຍຳ ດ້ວຍລູກສອນສິບດອກ ທີ່ຄົມກິ່ງດັ່ງມີດ. ການກະທຳນີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ໃນຄວາມຄຸກຄາມຂອງສົງຄາມ ຝີມືແລະເຈດຈຳນົງຖືກນຳໄປສູ່ການເຮັດໃຫ້ຄູ່ຕໍ່ສູ້ບາດເຈັບ ບໍ່ແມ່ນການຢັບຢັ້ງຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the ethical tension of righteous warfare: even when framed as kṣatriya duty, battle rewards precision and resolve in harming an opponent, reminding readers that dharma in war is complex and morally weighty.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior pierces his opponent with ten accurately shot, sharp arrows, indicating an intense exchange of missile weapons on the battlefield.