Shloka 293
Adhyaya 11 — Draupadī’s Grief, Demand for Justice, and Bhīma’s Departure
विस्फार्य सशरं चापं तूर्णमश्वानचोदयत् । वे द्रोणपुत्रके वधका निश्चय करके सुवर्णभूषित विचित्र अंगोंवाले रथपर आरूढ़ हुए। उन्होंने बाण और प्रत्यंचासहित एक सुन्दर एवं विचित्र धनुष हाथमें लेकर नकुलको सारथि बनाया तथा बाणसहित धनुषको फैलाकर तुरंत ही घोड़ोंको हँकवाया
visphārya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ tūrṇam aśvān acodayat |
Vaiśampāyana disse: Tendo encordoado e retesado o arco, já munido de flechas, ele de pronto incitou os cavalos a avançar. Decididos a matar o filho de Droṇa, subiram ao carro de guerra de partes variadas e primorosamente trabalhadas, ornado de ouro. Tomou na mão um arco belo e singular, com flechas e corda, fez de Nakula seu auriga; e, abrindo o arco com as flechas prontas, pôs imediatamente os cavalos em disparada.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly martial intent becomes irreversible action: once the bow is drawn and the horses are driven, the warrior’s decision moves from thought to deed, bringing ethical responsibility for the consequences.
The speaker describes a warrior preparing for immediate combat—drawing a bow already supplied with arrows and ordering the chariot’s horses forward, signaling the start of swift engagement.