Shloka 44
अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः
अशेत निशित: पत्री समरेष्वरिसूदन: । भीष्मद्रोणमुखान् वीरान् योडवमन्ये महारथान्
aśeta niśitaḥ patrī samareṣv arisūdanaḥ | bhīṣmadroṇamukhān vīrān yodham anye mahārathān ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—रणांगणात तो तीक्ष्ण-पंखांचा शत्रुसूदन बाण पडला होता; त्याने भीष्म-द्रोणप्रमुख वीरांना आणि इतर महारथींनाही पाडले होते।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark reality that even the greatest heroes can be brought down by a single effective weapon in war, pointing to the fragility of fame and strength and the heavy ethical cost inherent in battlefield duty.
Vaiśampāyana describes a sharp, feathered arrow lying on the battlefield after having felled renowned warriors—named foremost as Bhīṣma and Droṇa—along with other great chariot-fighters, emphasizing the lethal aftermath of combat.