Shloka 36
Adhyāya 55: Pārtha–Rādheya Saṃvāda and Tactical Exchange
Chapter 55
स तु द्रोणं त्रिसप्तत्या क्षुरप्राणां समार्पयत् । दुःसहं दशभिर्बाणैद्रौणिमष्टाभिरेव च
sa tu droṇaṃ trisaptatyā kṣuraprāṇāṃ samārpayat | duḥsahaṃ daśabhir bāṇair drauṇim aṣṭābhir eva ca |
അവൻ ദ്രോണാചാര്യനെ എഴുപത്തിമൂന്ന് ക്ഷുരപ്രാണ അമ്പുകളാൽ, ദുഃസഹനെ പത്ത് അമ്പുകളാൽ, ദ്രോണിപുത്രൻ അശ്വത്ഥാമനെ എട്ട് അമ്പുകളാൽ വേദനിപ്പിച്ചു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined martial conduct: even amid violence, the warrior’s action is portrayed as controlled, targeted, and proportionate—reflecting the harsh but rule-bound frame of kṣatriya-dharma in epic warfare.
A hero (contextually, the archer in the battle scene) shoots specific counts of razor-pointed arrows at leading opponents—Droṇa, Duḥsaha, and Aśvatthāman—demonstrating overwhelming skill and battlefield dominance.