Shloka 68
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
अर्जुन वासुदेवं च पुन: पुनरताडयत् । उस गदाको गिरी हुई देख अम्बष्ठने दूसरी विशाल गदा ले ली और श्रीकृष्ण तथा अर्जुनपर बारंबार प्रहार किया || ६७ ई || तस्यार्जुन: क्षुरप्राभ्यां सगदावुद्यतीौ भुजी
arjunaḥ vāsudevaṃ ca punaḥ punar atāḍayat | tasyārjunaḥ kṣuraprabhyāṃ sa-gadāv udyatau bhujau |
सञ्जय उवाच—अर्जुनो वासुदेवं च पुनः पुनरताताडयत्। अथ शत्रोः सगदस्योद्यतयोर्भुजोरुभयोः॥ क्षुरप्रैः सन्निशितैः पार्थः कौशलादभ्यपातयत्। क्रोधान्धहिंसां नान्वैच्छत्, हिंसां तु निरवर्तयत्॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is to be governed by discernment: the warrior’s skill aims to neutralize imminent harm (disabling the attacker’s capacity) and protect those under one’s charge, rather than acting from rage or cruelty.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna repeatedly striking Kṛṣṇa’s adversary; then Arjuna uses sharp, razor-like arrows to hit the opponent’s two raised arms as he brandishes a mace, attempting to check the mace-blows and safeguard Kṛṣṇa on the chariot.