Shloka 45
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
तां ज्वलन्तीमिवाकाशे शरैश्विच्छेद सप्तभि: | सा छिन्ना भूमिमगमन्महेष्वासस्य सायकै:,उन्होंने अधिरथपुत्र कर्णपर सम्पूर्णत: लोहेकी बनी हुई शक्ति चलायी, परंतु उसने सात बाणोंद्वारा उस प्रज्वलित शक्तिको आकाशमें ही काट डाला। महाधनुर्धर कर्णके सायकोंसे कटी हुई वह शक्ति पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ी
tāṁ jvalantīm ivākāśe śaraiś ciccheda saptabhiḥ | sā chinnā bhūmim agaman maheṣvāsasya sāyakaiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: The blazing spear, as it flashed through the sky, was cut into pieces by seven arrows. Severed by the shafts of the great bowman, it fell down upon the earth—showing how, in the fury of war, even the most fearsome weapon is checked by superior skill and presence of mind.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in violent conflict, outcomes turn on alertness, skill, and timely action; a seemingly unstoppable force can be neutralized when met with superior mastery and composure.
A blazing śakti (spear-like weapon) is hurled; the great archer intercepts it in the sky and cuts it with seven arrows, after which the severed weapon falls to the ground.