Mahabharata 7.202.116 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 202, Shloka 116
तस्माच्छरा: प्रादुरासन् शतशो5थ सहस्रश: । संछादयन्त: समरे द्रौणिमाहवशोभिनम्
tasmāc charāḥ prādurāsan śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ | saṃchādayantaḥ samare drauṇim āhavaśobhinam ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ ആ ധനുസ്സിൽ നിന്ന് നൂറുകളായി, പിന്നെ ആയിരങ്ങളായി അമ്പുകൾ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു; സമരത്തിൽ യുദ്ധശോഭയോടെ ദീപ്തനായ ദ്രൗണിയെ അവ മൂടിക്കളഞ്ഞു.
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The verse highlights how quickly violence can escalate in war—power becomes visible as sheer volume and intensity of weaponry. Ethically, it invites reflection on the dehumanizing momentum of battle, where skill and fury can blanket the field and obscure restraint.
Sañjaya describes a surge of arrows appearing in vast numbers—hundreds and thousands—covering the battlefield and enveloping Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā, who is portrayed as formidable and radiant in combat.
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