Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 353
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
जिगीषुस्तान् नरव्याप्रो जिघांसुश्च जयद्रथम् । उनपर विजय पानेकी इच्छा रखकर जयद्रथके वधकी अभिलाषासे गाण्डीव धनुषको खींचते हुए पुरुषसिंह महाबाहु अर्जुनकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी
sañjaya uvāca | jigīṣus tān naravyāghro jighāṃsuś ca jayadratham |
അവരെ ജയിക്കണമെന്ന ആഗ്രഹത്തോടെയും ജയദ്രഥവധത്തിന്റെ തീക്ഷ്ണാഭിലാഷയോടെയും ഗാണ്ഡീവം വലിച്ചുകെട്ടുമ്പോൾ, നരവ്യാഘ്രനായ മഹാബാഹു അർജുനൻ അത്യന്തം ദീപ്തിയായി ശോഭിച്ചു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights single-pointed resolve aligned with a warrior’s pledged duty: victory is pursued with discipline, and violence—though tragic—is framed as vow-bound retributive action within the battlefield’s dharma, not as aimless cruelty.
Sanjaya describes Arjuna at a climactic moment: he is determined to defeat the opposing warriors and specifically to kill Jayadratha, and he appears radiant and formidable as he draws his bow, Gāṇḍīva, preparing to strike.