Mahabharata 7.93.17 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 93, Shloka 17
द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्
Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement
तै: सम्यगस्तैर्बलिना कृतिना चित्रयोधिना । मनुष्यवाजिमातज्ज विद्धा: पेतुर्गतासव:
taiḥ samyag astair balinā kṛtinā citrayodhinā | manuṣyavājimātaṅgā viddhāḥ petur gatāsavaḥ ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ด้วยศรที่อรชุนผู้มีกำลังและชำนาญ ผู้รบได้อย่างพิสดาร ยิงได้อย่างแม่นยำ เหล่ามนุษย์ ม้าศึก และช้างศึกจำนวนมากถูกแทงจนสิ้นลม แล้วล้มลงสู่พื้นพิภพ
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the double-edged nature of martial excellence: precision and strength achieve battlefield aims, but they also intensify destruction, reminding the listener of the heavy ethical cost borne in righteous war.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna’s well-aimed missiles strike effectively, causing many combatants—along with horses and elephants—to fall dead on the battlefield.
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