Mahabharata 6.116.29 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 29
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
तब उन सभी महाथनुर्धरोंने एक साथ प्रयत्न करके तीखे अग्रभागवाले तीन-तीन बाणोंद्वारा युद्धकुशल पाण्डुपुत्र भीमके मर्मस्थानोंमें गहरी चोट पहुँचायी ।।
tataḥ sarve mahādhanurdharāḥ saha prayatnena tīkṣṇāgrabhāgaiḥ trīṃs-trīṃś ca bāṇaiḥ yuddhakuśalaṃ pāṇḍuputraṃ bhīmasenaṃ marmasthāneṣu gāḍhaṃ vyathayām āsuḥ | so ’tividdho maheṣvāso bhīmaseno na vivyathe | parvato vāridhārābhir varṣamāṇair ivāmbudaiḥ ||
मग त्या सर्व महाधनुर्धरांनी एकत्र प्रयत्न करून युद्धकुशल पांडुपुत्र भीमाच्या मर्मस्थानी तीन-तीन तीक्ष्णाग्र बाणांनी खोल घाव घातले। तरीही अत्यंत विद्ध झाल्यावरही महाधनुर्धर भीमसेन किंचितही व्यथित झाला नाही; जसा पावसाळी ढगांच्या जलधारांनी झोडपला तरी पर्वत अढळ राहतो, तसा तो स्थिर राहिला।
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights steadfastness under suffering: a warrior committed to his duty does not lose composure even when struck at vital points. Ethical strength is shown as inner steadiness—enduring pain without abandoning resolve.
A group of powerful archers coordinate their attack and pierce Bhīma with multiple sharp arrows aimed at vital spots. Despite being badly wounded, Bhīma remains unmoved, compared to a mountain enduring heavy rainfall from clouds.
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