Shloka 9
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
धनुष कट जानेपर उसकी छातीमें सात्यकिने तुरंत ही नौ तीखे बाण मारे और कहा --'खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह ।। सो5तिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापन: । धनुरन्यत् समादाय सात्वतं प्रत्यविध्यत,बलवान शत्रुके आघातसे अत्यन्त घायल हुए शत्रुतापन भूरिने दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर सात्यकिको भी गहरी चोट पहुँचायी
sa jaya uv01ca |
so 'tividdho balavat01 batru701 batrut01pana |
dhanur anyat sam01d01ya s01tvata pratyavidhyata ||
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापनः । धनुरन्यत् समादाय सात्वतं प्रत्यविध्यत् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring ethical tension in the Mah01bh01rata: in war, injury tends to provoke immediate retaliation. It implicitly contrasts the momentum of vengeance with the harder virtue of restraint, even while acknowledging the K 63atriya code of answering an attack in battle.
After being grievously wounded by his enemy, the warrior called aatrut01pana picks up a second bow and strikes back at S01tyaki (called S01tvata), continuing the rapid exchange of missile combat.