Shloka 40
ततो बाणमयं वर्ष द्रोणपुत्रस्य मूर्थनि । अवासृजदमेयात्मा पाज्चाल्यो रथिनां वर:,तत्पश्चात् अमेय आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न, रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ पांचालपुत्र धृष्टद्युम्नने अश्वत्थामाके मस्तकपर बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी
tato bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ droṇaputrasya mūrdhani | avāsṛjad ameyātmā pāñcālyo rathināṃ varaḥ ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ଅମେୟ ଆତ୍ମବଳସମ୍ପନ୍ନ, ରଥୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ପାଞ୍ଚାଳପୁତ୍ର ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ ଦ୍ରୋଣପୁତ୍ର (ଅଶ୍ୱତ୍ଥାମା)ର ମସ୍ତକ ଉପରେ ବାଣବର୍ଷା ଛାଡ଼ିଦେଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the relentless momentum of kṣatriya warfare: excellence, resolve, and tactical aggression are exercised as part of battlefield duty. Ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension—dharma in war is not serene; it is enacted amid violence, rivalry, and the necessity to confront formidable opponents.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince and a leading chariot-fighter, begins a fierce assault by showering Aśvatthāmā (Droṇa’s son) with a dense volley of arrows, striking toward his head—signaling an intensification of their combat.