Shloka 29
Duryodhana’s Anxiety, Bhīṣma’s Reassurance, and Renewed Mobilization (दुर्योधनचिन्ता–भीष्मप्रत्याश्वासन–सेनानिर्गमनम्)
समेत्य युधि संरब्धा विव्यधुर्निशितै: शरै: । तांश्व सर्वान् शरैस्तीक_््णर्जघान परमास्त्रवित्,साथ ही चित्रसेनके कवचको विदीर्ण करके उसकी छातीमें भी एक बाण मारा। तदनन्तर आपके वीर एवं महारथी राजकुमार युद्धमें एकत्र हो क्रोधमें भरकर अभिमन्युको तीखे बाणोंसे बेधने लगे; परंतु उत्तम अस्त्रोंके ज्ञाता अभिमन्युने अपने पैने बाणोंद्वारा उन सबको घायल कर दिया
saṃmetya yudhi saṃrabdhā vivyadhur niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tāṃś ca sarvān śarais tīkṣṇair jaghāna paramāstravit ||
Disse Sañjaya: Aproximando-se uns dos outros no campo de batalha, inflamados de fúria, trespassaram-no com flechas afiadas. Mas ele, mestre das armas supremas, revidou contra todos com dardos agudos, ferindo-os em retorno.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger fuels collective aggression in war, yet disciplined mastery (knowledge of astras) can counterbalance numerical pressure. Ethically, it reflects the tragic momentum of battle: once wrath governs action, violence becomes reciprocal and escalating.
Multiple warriors converge and shoot sharp arrows in a coordinated attack. The targeted hero—described as a master of superior weapons—responds with keen arrows and wounds them all, turning the assault back upon the attackers.