Mahabharata 7.105.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 105, Shloka 1
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ३९ श्लोक हैं) ््ज-्अ ्ःः छा अकाल त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय: दुर्योधन और अर्जुनका युद्ध तथा दुर्योधनकी पराजय संजय उवाच एवमुकक््त्वार्जुनं राजा त्रिभिमर्मातिगै: शरै: । अभ्यविध्यन्महावेगैश्षतुर्भि श्वतुरो हयान्
sañjaya uvāca | evam uktvārjunaṃ rājā tribhir marmātigaiḥ śaraiḥ | abhyavidhyan mahāvegaiś caturbhiś caturaḥ hayān ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ! അർജുനനോട് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം രാജാവ് ദുര്യോധനൻ അതിവേഗമുള്ള മൂന്ന് മർമ്മഭേദക ശരങ്ങളാൽ അവനെ കുത്തിവെച്ചു; പിന്നെ നാല് ശക്തമായ അമ്പുകളാൽ അർജുനന്റെ നാല് കുതിരകളെയും പരിക്കേൽപ്പിച്ചു.
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The verse foregrounds the ethical tension of war: prowess is shown through precision (aiming at vital points and disabling the chariot team), yet the narrative implicitly reminds the listener that victory pursued through harm and escalation carries grave moral and karmic weight within the Mahābhārata’s broader dharma-discourse.
After addressing Arjuna, Duryodhana immediately attacks—piercing Arjuna with three swift, vital-point-seeking arrows and then wounding Arjuna’s four horses with four additional arrows, attempting to weaken Arjuna’s mobility and battlefield advantage.
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