Mahabharata 7.25.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 25, Shloka 33
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
तदनन्तर अर्जुनपुत्र द्रौपदीकुमार महारथी श्रुतकीर्तिको द्रोणाचार्यके सामने जाते देख दुःशासनके पुत्रने रोका ।।
tad-anantaraṁ arjuna-putraḥ draupadī-kumāraḥ mahā-rathī śrutakīrtiḥ droṇācārya-ke samane yāntaṁ dṛṣṭvā duḥśāsanasya putreṇa ruddhaḥ. tasya kṛṣṇa-samaḥ kārṣṇis tribhir bhallaiḥ su-saṁśitaiḥ dhanuḥ-dhvajaṁ ca sūtaṁ ca chittvā droṇāntikaṁ yayau.
అప్పుడు కృష్ణసమ పరాక్రముడైన కార్ష్ణి (శ్రుతకీర్తి) మూడు అత్యంత పదునైన భల్లాలతో అతని ధనుస్సు, ధ్వజం, సారథిని కోసివేసి ద్రోణుని సమీపానికి చేరెను।
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores kṣatriya battlefield ethics and strategy: when obstructed, a warrior may neutralize the opponent’s fighting capacity by disarming (cutting the bow) and disabling the chariot’s effectiveness (banner and charioteer), in order to proceed toward the principal commander. It reflects disciplined, goal-directed valor rather than random violence.
Śrutakīrti, Arjuna’s son, advances toward Droṇa. Duḥśāsana’s son blocks him. Śrutakīrti responds with three sharp bhalla arrows that sever the blocker’s bow, banner, and charioteer, and then he continues forward to reach Droṇa’s vicinity.
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