Shloka 30
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
तान् सम्प्रभग्नान् सम्प्रेक्ष्य त्वरमाणो धनंजय: । शरैराशीविषाकारैर्जघान स्वनवद्धसन्
tān samprabhagnān samprekṣya tvaramāṇo dhanañjayaḥ | śarair āśīviṣākārair jaghāna svanavaddhasan ||
അവർ തകർന്നു ഓടുന്നതു കണ്ട ധനഞ്ജയൻ (അർജുനൻ) അതിവേഗം മുന്നേറി, ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ചിരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് വിഷസർപ്പാകൃതിയിലുള്ള അമ്പുകളാൽ അവരെ വധിക്കാരംഭിച്ചു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: when an army loses cohesion and flees, the opposing warrior may press the advantage decisively. It also points to the moral gravity of war—panic and collapse magnify suffering, and victory often comes through relentless follow-through rather than mere initial strength.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna sees the opposing fighters already broken and running. He hastens forward and shoots them down with serpent-shaped arrows, laughing loudly as he attacks, emphasizing the rout and Arjuna’s overpowering momentum.