Mahabharata 7.149.5 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 149, Shloka 5
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
स तथा शरवर्षाभ्यां सुमहद्भ्यां महाभुज: । पीड्यमान: परामार्तिमगमद् रथिनां वर:,इस प्रकार दो दिशाओंसे होनेवाली उस भारी बाणवर्षसे पीड़ित हो रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ महाबाहु अर्जुन अत्यन्त व्यथित हो उठे
sa tathā śaravarṣābhyāṃ sumahadbhyāṃ mahābhujaḥ | pīḍyamānaḥ parāmārtim agamad rathināṃ varaḥ ||
ਦੋਹਾਂ ਪਾਸਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਆ ਰਹੀ ਉਸ ਭਾਰੀ ਬਾਣ-ਵਰਖਾ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਰਥੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਮਹਾਬਾਹੁ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਅਤਿ ਵਿਹਲਤਾ ਤੇ ਘੋਰ ਕਲੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈ ਗਿਆ।
संजय उवाच
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Even the foremost warrior can be shaken when violence becomes overwhelming; the epic highlights the human cost of war and the inner strain that accompanies kṣatriya-duty, reminding readers that prowess does not erase vulnerability.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna is struck by an immense, two-sided barrage of arrows; under this pressure he becomes severely afflicted, indicating a moment of tactical and psychological crisis amid the battle.
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