Shloka 45
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
अभ्यवर्षन्त ते सर्वे पाण्डवं निशितै: शरै: । अवाकिरंश्न ते म्लेच्छा नानायुद्धविशारदा:,नाना प्रकारके युद्धोंमें कुशल वे सभी म्लेच्छगण पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनपर तीखे बाणोंकी वर्षा करके उन्हें आच्छादित करने लगे
abhyavarṣanta te sarve pāṇḍavaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | avākiraṃś ca te mlecchā nānāyuddhaviśāradāḥ ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ପାଣ୍ଡବ (ଅର୍ଜୁନ) ଉପରେ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ଶରବୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଲେ; ନାନା ପ୍ରକାର ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ପାରଙ୍ଗତ ସେହି ମ୍ଲେଚ୍ଛମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଆଚ୍ଛାଦିତ କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic’s war-ethic tension: many combatants unite to overwhelm a single hero, underscoring both the ferocity of battle and the expectation that a kṣatriya endures adversity without abandoning resolve. It also reflects the Mahābhārata’s habit of describing martial skill while implicitly questioning the human cost of such massed violence.
Sañjaya reports that a group of warriors—described as mlecchas and proficient in diverse fighting methods—collectively unleash a dense volley of sharp arrows at the Pāṇḍava, i.e., Arjuna, attempting to blanket him with missiles and press him down in the fight.