Shloka 16
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
लगुडायोगुडाश्मान: शतघ्न्यश्न॒ सशक्तय: । गदापरिघनिस्त्रिंशशूलमुद्गरपट्टिशा:,फिर तो अर्जुनके ऊपर दंडे, लोहेके गोले, पत्थर, शतघ्नी, शक्ति, गदा, परिघ, खड़्ग, शूल, मुदगर, पट्टिश, कम्पन, ऋष्टि, नखर, मुसल, फरसे, छूरे, क्षुरप्र, नालीक, वत्सदन्त, अस्थिसंधि, चक्र, बाण, प्रास तथा अन्य नाना प्रकारके सैकड़ों अस्त्र-शस्त्र सम्पूर्ण दिशाओं और विदिशाओंसे आ-आकर पड़ने लगे
sañjaya uvāca |
laguḍāyo guḍāśmānāḥ śataghnyaś ca saśaktayaḥ |
gadāparighanistriṁśaśūlamudgarapaṭṭiśāḥ ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗ ଓ ପ୍ରଦିଗରୁ ଦଣ୍ଡ, ଲୋହାର ଗୋଲା, ପଥର, ଶତଘ୍ନୀ, ଶକ୍ତି, ଗଦା, ପରିଘ, ଖଡ୍ଗ, ଶୂଳ, ମୁଦ୍ଗର ଓ ପଟ୍ଟିଶ—ଏପରି ନାନା ପ୍ରକାର ଅସ୍ତ୍ର-ଶସ୍ତ୍ର ଶତଶଃ ଧାଇ ଆସି ବର୍ଷିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how dharma is tested amid chaos: when violence becomes indiscriminate and overwhelming, the ethical challenge is to maintain steadiness, clarity, and disciplined action rather than panic or cruelty.
Sañjaya describes a concentrated barrage of diverse weapons falling upon Arjuna from all directions, emphasizing the intensity of the battle and the coordinated attempt to overpower him.