Shloka 16
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
एवमुक््त्वा महाबाहुर्महद् विस्फार्य कार्मुकम् । भारद्वाजस्ततो भीम॑ षड्विंशत्या समार्पयत्,कौरव महारथियोंसे पूर्वोक्त बात कहनेके पश्चात् महाबाहु भरद्वाजनन्दन द्रोणाचार्यने अपने विशाल धनुषको खींचकर भीमसेनको छब्बीस बाण मारे
evam uktvā mahābāhur mahad visphārya kārmukam | bhāradvājas tato bhīmaṃ ṣaḍviṃśatyā samārpayat ||
ଏପରି କହି ମହାବାହୁ ଭାରଦ୍ୱାଜପୁତ୍ର ଦ୍ରୋଣ ନିଜ ମହାଧନୁଷକୁ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଟାଣି ଭୀମସେନଙ୍କୁ ଛବ୍ବିଶଟି ବାଣରେ ଆଘାତ କଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior code (kṣatriya-dharma) in action—decisive, disciplined use of skill—while implicitly reminding the listener that such prowess unfolds within the tragic moral tension of a kin-slaying war.
After making a prior statement, Droṇa draws his great bow and strikes Bhīma with twenty-six arrows; Sañjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra as part of the unfolding battle account.