Shloka 36
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
तत्रार्जुनो नरव्याप्र: शरैर्मुक्तै: सहस्रशः
tatrārjuno naravyāpraḥ śarair muktaiḥ sahasraśaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Di sana, Arjuna—berjuang dengan segenap tenaga seorang wira—melepaskan anak panah beribu-ribu. Di bawah tekanan dharma di medan perang, kecekapan yang terlatih dan berdisiplin itu menjadi alat kewajipan, memperlihatkan bagaimana tekad dan kemahiran dihimpunkan demi keperluan perang yang getir.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined exertion in the performance of one’s role: Arjuna’s vigorous action is portrayed as purposeful effort in a dharmic context, where skill and resolve are directed toward the demands of a warrior’s duty, even amid the harshness of war.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna on the battlefield, intensely engaged and repeatedly discharging volleys of arrows—so many that they are counted ‘by the thousand’—indicating a peak moment of combat and momentum in the fight.