Shloka 38
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
विव्याध चैनं दशभि: सम्यगस्तै: शरोत्तमै:
vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ samyag astaiḥ śarottamaiḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu dia menembusnya dengan sepuluh anak panah terbaik, tepat dan benar sasarannya—suatu tindakan yang memperhebat rentak pertempuran yang tidak mengenal belas, ketika kemahiran dan tekad terserlah walaupun keganasan menambah berat moral perang itu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined precision of a warrior’s action—skillfully executed violence within the battlefield context—inviting reflection on how competence and resolve can coexist with the heavy ethical cost of war.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant strikes his opponent by piercing him with ten superb, well-aimed arrows, marking a sharp intensification in the duel or exchange of missiles.