Shloka 22
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
तथास्य सशरं चापं हस्तावापं च मारिष
tathāsya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ hastāvāpaṃ ca māriṣa
Sañjaya disse: “E então, ó venerável, seu arco com as flechas, e também o protetor de mão, foram derrubados.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a warrior’s domain, strength depends on conditions—skill, weapons, protection, and circumstance. The sudden loss of bow, arrows, or protective gear highlights the instability of power and the moral warning that pride in violence is precarious, especially when war is driven by adharma.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment where a particular warrior’s key equipment—his bow with arrows and his hand/arm protection—has been removed, broken, or rendered ineffective, signaling a turning point in that combat exchange.