Shloka 36
न्यषीदत् स्वरथोपस्थे शोणितेन परिप्लुत: । ततः पुनरमेयात्मा नाराचान् दश पठ्च च
nyaṣīdat svarathopasthe śoṇitena pariplutaḥ | tataḥ punar ameyātmā nārācān daśa pañca ca
संजय म्हणाला—तो रक्ताने माखून आपल्या रथाच्या बैठकीवर कोसळून बसला. तरीही तो अमेयात्मा योद्धा पुन्हा पंधरा नाराच बाण उचलून सज्ज झाला.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of kṣatriya-dharma: even when wounded and overwhelmed, a warrior is expected to regain composure and continue the fight with resolve. It underscores endurance and steadfastness under suffering, without romanticizing the cost of war.
A warrior, bleeding heavily, slumps onto his chariot-seat. After that moment of collapse, he rallies and prepares fifteen nārāca arrows to resume attacking, as Sañjaya reports the unfolding combat.