Shloka 16
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
अथैत्य राजा युधि सत्यसंधो जयद्रथो>त्युग्रबलो मनस्वी । चिच्छेद चापानि महारथानां प्रसहा तेषां धनुषा वरेण
athaittya rājā yudhi satyasaṃdho jayadratho ’tyugrabalo manasvī | ciccheda cāpāni mahārathānāṃ prasahā teṣāṃ dhanuṣā vareṇa ||
अथैत्य युधि सत्यसन्धो जयद्रथोऽत्युग्रबलो मनस्वी । प्रसह्य तेषां महारथानां चापानि धनुषा वरेण चिच्छेद ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of satyasaṃdha—steadfastness to one’s vow—and shows how disciplined resolve combined with skill can decisively affect outcomes in a dharma-governed war, often through tactics that neutralize an opponent’s capacity rather than mere slaughter.
Jayadratha advances into the fight and, using his superior bowmanship, forcibly severs the bows of several mahārathas, temporarily disarming them and gaining a tactical advantage.