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कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke
इषुभिरबहुभिस्तूर्ण विद्ध्वा प्राणाज्जहार सः । अर्जुनने सब ओरसे शत्रुओंके अस्त्रोंका अपने अस्त्रोंद्वारा निवारण कर उन्हें तुरंत ही अनेक बाणोंसे घायल करके उन सबके प्राण हर लिये
iṣubhir abahubhis tūrṇaṁ viddhvā prāṇāj jahāra saḥ |
सञ्जय उवाच—सः समन्तात् शत्रूणामस्त्राणि स्वैरस्त्रैर्निवार्य, अल्पैरेवेषुभिस्तूर्णं विद्ध्वा तेषां प्राणान् जहार।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, the text highlights disciplined action: effective defense and decisive response without needless excess. It reflects the harsh ethic of kṣatriya-duty—force is used as required by the situation, not for cruelty or display.
Sanjaya reports that Arjuna counters the enemies’ attacks, then swiftly pierces them with a small number of arrows and kills them, demonstrating tactical superiority and rapid execution on the battlefield.