Shloka 19
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १८: संशप्तकगणयुद्धे अर्जुनस्यास्त्रप्रयोगः
Drona Parva, Chapter 18: Arjuna’s astra-deployment against the Saṃśaptakas
हस्तावापं सुबाहोस्तु भल्लेन युधि पाण्डव: । चिच्छेद तं चैव पुन: शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्,तब पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनने भल्लका प्रहार करके युद्धमें सुबाहुके दस्तानेकी काट दिया और उसके ऊपर पुनः बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी
sañjaya uvāca | hastāvāpaṃ subāhostu bhallena yudhi pāṇḍavaḥ | ciccheda taṃ caiva punaḥ śaravarṣair avākirat ||
Sañjaya berkata: Di tengah pertempuran, putera Pāṇḍu (Arjuna) menghentam Subāhu dengan anak panah bhalla yang tajam lalu memutuskan pelindung tangannya; kemudian, tanpa berhenti, dia menutupi lawannya sekali lagi dengan hujan anak panah yang tidak mengenal belas—gambaran tekad tempur yang berdisiplin, menuju kemenangan dalam perang yang benar.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: focused skill and unwavering resolve in battle, where duty is carried out decisively rather than with hesitation, within the larger frame of a righteous conflict.
Sanjaya describes Arjuna striking Subāhu with a bhalla-arrow, severing his hand-guard, and then immediately overwhelming him with a renewed shower of arrows.