Shloka 3
न च सम किंचिच्छक्नोति भूत॑ निश्चरितुं ततः । संछाद्यमाने खे बाणैरस्थता सव्यसाचिना,सव्यसाची अर्जुनके चलाये हुए बाणोंसे सारा आकाश छा गया था; इसलिये कोई भी प्राणी उस वनसे निकल नहीं पाता था
na ca samaṁ kiñcic chaknoti bhūtaṁ niścarituṁ tataḥ | saṁchādyamāne khe bāṇair asthatā savyasācinā ||
ครั้นเมื่อสวฺยสาจิน อรชุนปล่อยลูกศรออกไปจนท้องฟ้าถูกปกคลุมสิ้นแล้ว สรรพสัตว์ใดๆ ก็ไม่อาจหลบหนีออกจากป่านั้นได้
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of disciplined skill (śaurya and kauśala) applied with steadiness: when force is precisely directed, it can decisively control a situation. Ethically, it points to the responsibility that accompanies such capability—mastery can protect or overwhelm, depending on intent.
Arjuna (Savyasācin) releases such a dense shower of arrows that the sky seems covered, preventing any creature from escaping the area. It is a vivid description of battlefield dominance through archery.