Shloka 22
सो<भ्यगात् सह पुड्खेन वल्मीकमिव पन्नगः । विनिर्भिद्य च कौन्तेयं प्रविवेश महीतलम्,जैसे साँप बाँबीमें घुस जाता है, उसी प्रकार वह बाण अर्जुनके शरीरमें पंखसहित घुस गया और उसे छेदकर पृथ्वीमें समा गया
so 'bhyagāt saha puṅkhena valmīkam iva pannagaḥ | vinirbhidya ca kaunteyaṁ praviveśa mahītalam ||
పాము పుట్టలోకి జారినట్లే, ఆ బాణం రెక్కలతో సహా అర్జునుని దేహంలోకి దూసుకెళ్లింది; ఆయనను చీల్చి భూమిలోకి దూరి అదృశ్యమైంది.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark immediacy of martial consequence: an act of violence, once released, follows its course with inevitability. The simile of a serpent entering an anthill conveys swift, natural, almost unstoppable motion—reminding readers that in kṣatriya contexts, actions (especially weapons) carry irreversible ethical and narrative weight.
A feathered arrow strikes Arjuna, pierces through him, and continues onward until it enters the ground. The poet heightens the scene with a vivid comparison: like a snake slipping into an anthill, the arrow disappears into the earth after passing through its target.