Shloka 32
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
स विमुक्तो बलवता शैनेयेन शरोत्तम: । घोरस्तस्योरसि विभो निपपाताशु भारत,भरतनन्दन! प्रभो! शिनिवंशी बलवान् सात्यकिके द्वारा छोड़ा हुआ वह श्रेष्ठ एवं भयंकर बाण शीघ्र ही सोमदत्तकी छातीपर जा पड़ा
sa vimukto balavatā śaineyena śarottamaḥ | ghoras tasyorasi vibho nipapātāśu bhārata ||
ହେ ଭାରତନନ୍ଦନ! ପ୍ରଭୁ! ବଳବାନ୍ ଶୈନେୟ ସାତ୍ୟକି ଛାଡ଼ିଥିବା ସେଇ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଓ ଭୟଙ୍କର ବାଣ ଶୀଘ୍ରେ ସୋମଦତ୍ତଙ୍କ ବକ୍ଷସ୍ଥଳରେ ପଡ଼ିଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of martial action: once a powerful deed is initiated—here, the release of an arrow—its consequences arrive swiftly and cannot be recalled. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, this reinforces accountability (karma) and the sobering cost of war even when performed as kṣatriya-duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śaineya (Sātyaki) shoots a mighty, fearsome arrow, and it quickly strikes Somadatta in the chest, marking a decisive moment of injury amid the ongoing battle.