Shloka 12
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
ते शरा: प्राप्प कौन्तेयं समन्ताद विविशु: प्रभो । फलभारनतं यद्वत् स्वादुवृक्षं विहड़्मा:,प्रभो! वे बाण सब ओरसे कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनके ऊपर पड़कर उनके शरीरमें धँसने लगे, मानो फलोंके भारसे झुके स्वादिष्ट वृक्षपर चारों ओरसे पक्षी टूटे पड़ते हों
te śarāḥ prāpya kaunteyaṃ samantād viviśuḥ prabho | phalabhāranataṃ yadvat svāduvṛkṣaṃ vihaṅgamāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: O panginoon, ang mga palasong iyon, pagdating kay Kunteya (Arjuna), ay bumaon sa kanya mula sa lahat ng panig—gaya ng mga ibong dumadagsa mula sa iba’t ibang dako sa punong may matatamis na bunga na nakayuko sa bigat ng ani.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how concentrated aggression can overwhelm even a great warrior, using a natural simile to show that strength and excellence (like a fruit-laden tree) can also attract intense assault. Ethically, it points to the harsh reality of war: merit does not exempt one from suffering, and strategic encirclement magnifies harm.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna is being struck from all directions; the arrows reach him and lodge in his body. The comparison is to birds rushing in from every side to peck at a sweet tree bowed down with fruit.