Mahabharata 7.95.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 2
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
अभीषाहा: शूरसेना: शिबयो5थ वसातय: । अभ्यवर्षस्ततो राजन् शरवर्षर्धन॑जयम्,महाराज! वहाँ अभीषाह, शूरसेन, शिबि और वसाति-देशीय सैनिकगण अर्जुनपर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे
abhīṣāhāḥ śūrasenāḥ śibayo 'tha vasātayaḥ | abhyavarṣas tato rājan śaravarṣaṃ dhanañjayam ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້າແຕ່ພະມະຫາກະສັດ, ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ພວກອະພີສາຫະ, ພວກຊູຣາເສນະ, ພວກຊິບິ ແລະ ນັກຮົບແຫ່ງແດນວະສາຕິ ໄດ້ລະດົມຍິງລູກສອນດັ່ງຝົນ ລົງໃສ່ ທະນັນຊະຍະ (ອາຣະຊຸນ)».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a righteous champion may face concentrated opposition; the episode highlights steadiness under pressure and the ethical tension of war where many unite to overwhelm a key warrior, testing resolve and discipline.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that multiple allied contingents—Abhīṣāhas, Śūrasenas, Śibis, and Vasāti warriors—coordinate to unleash a dense barrage of arrows at Arjuna (Dhanañjaya).
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