Shloka 39
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
प्रासानुत्कृत्य तरसा स्वशरीरादरिंदम: । तैरेव ताडयामास सुबलस्यात्मजान् रणे,शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले इरावानने अपने शरीरसे वेगपूर्वक प्रासोंको निकालकर उन्हींके द्वारा रणभूमिमें सुबलपुत्रोंपर प्रहार किया
prāsān utkṛtya tarasā svaśarīrād arindamaḥ | tair eva tāḍayāmāsa subalasya ātmajān raṇe ||
Sañjaya berkata: Irāvān, penunduk musuh, merentap keluar lembing-lembing dari tubuhnya sendiri dengan pantas, lalu di medan perang memukul balas dengan lembing yang sama itu, menghentam putera-putera Subala.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya steadfastness: even when wounded, a warrior is expected to maintain courage and presence of mind, turning adversity into action. It reflects the battlefield ethic where endurance and retaliatory duty are praised within the war context.
Irāvān has been pierced by spears; he forcefully pulls them out of his own body and immediately uses those same spears to strike the sons of Subala in the midst of battle, as Sañjaya reports.