Shloka 32
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
स भीमसेनं दशभि: शरैरविव्याध पाण्डवम्
sa bhīmasenaṃ daśabhiḥ śarair avivyādha pāṇḍavam
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu dia memanah Bhīmasena, sang Pāṇḍava, menikamnya dengan sepuluh anak panah—gambaran tentang peningkatan perang yang tidak mengenal henti, ketika keperkasaan diukur melalui pengekangan diri dan keteguhan hati di tengah keganasan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the kṣatriya world of the epic: duty-bound confrontation where endurance and steadiness under attack become moral tests, even as violence intensifies.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, an unnamed warrior strikes Bhīma with ten arrows, indicating a direct exchange of missile-weapons and the mounting pressure of the fight.