Shloka 72
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
वधार्थ चास्य समरे सायकं सूर्यवर्चसम् । चिक्षेप त्वरया युक्तस्त्वराकाले धनंजय:,साथ ही शीघ्रताके अवसरपर शीघ्रता करनेवाले अर्जुनने समरभूमिमें सूतपुत्रका वध करनेके लिये उसके ऊपर सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी बाण चलाया
vadhārthaṃ cāsya samare sāyakaṃ sūryavarcasaṃ | cikṣepa tvarayā yuktaḥ tvarākāle dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
ਫਿਰ ਜਦ ਤੁਰੰਤਤਾ ਦੀ ਘੜੀ ਆਈ, ਤੁਰੰਤ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਧਨੰਜਯ (ਅਰਜੁਨ) ਨੇ ਸਮਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੂਤਪੁੱਤਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਵਧ ਲਈ ਸੂਰਜ ਵਰਗੇ ਤੇਜ ਵਾਲਾ ਤੀਰ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਛੱਡਿਆ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic that a kṣatriya must act decisively at the critical moment. When the situation demands swift action and the opponent is treated as a valid combatant, hesitation is portrayed as a failure of duty, even though the act of killing remains morally grave.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), seizing the urgent moment, launches a radiant, sun-like arrow in battle with the intent to kill his opponent.