Shloka 29
तेषामापततां केतूनश्वांश्वापानि सायकान् । नाराचैरर्थचन्द्रैश्न क्षिप्रं पार्थो न्यपातयत्
teṣām āpatatāṁ ketūn aśvān āpāni sāyakān | nārācair ardhacandraiś ca kṣipraṁ pārtho nyapātayat ||
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਉਹ ਜਦੋਂ ਧਾਵਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਆਏ, ਤਦ ਪૃਥਾ-ਪੁਤਰ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਨੇ ਨਾਰਾਚ ਅਤੇ ਅਰਧਚੰਦਰ-ਮੁਖ ਬਾਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਧੁੱਜੇ, ਘੋੜੇ, ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਤੀਰ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਕੱਟ ਕੇ ਡਾਹ ਦਿੱਤੇ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, effectiveness is linked to discipline and discernment: Arjuna neutralizes the attackers by targeting their means of combat (standards, horses, bows, arrows), illustrating controlled force rather than blind fury.
As Kaurava fighters surge toward Arjuna, he rapidly counters with specialized arrows—nārācas and crescent-headed shafts—cutting down their banners and disabling their mobility and weaponry, thereby breaking the momentum of their charge.