Shloka 9
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
विस्मयो मे महान् पार्थ तव दृष्टवा शरानिमान् | व्यर्थान् निपतितान् संख्ये दुर्योधनरथं प्रति,“कुन्तीनन्दन! आज युद्धस्थलमें दुर्योधनके रथके पास निष्फल होकर गिरे हुए तुम्हारे इन बाणोंको देखकर मुझे महान् आश्चर्य हो रहा है
sañjaya uvāca | vismayo me mahān pārtha tava dṛṣṭvā śarān imān | vyarthān nipatitān saṅkhye duryodhana-rathaṃ prati |
सञ्जय उवाच—विस्मयो मे महान् पार्थ तव दृष्ट्वा शरानिमान् । व्यर्थान् निपतितान् संख्ये दुर्योधनरथं प्रति ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even exceptional skill can appear to fail in war; outcomes are not governed by prowess alone but also by circumstance, protection, and destiny. The verse invites reflection on humility and the limits of human control amid a dharma-conflict.
Sanjaya addresses Arjuna (Partha), expressing surprise that Arjuna’s arrows, shot toward Duryodhana’s chariot in the midst of battle, are falling without effect—an unexpected development given Arjuna’s renowned mastery.