Shloka 11
Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra
Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन सम्यक् प्रणिहितेन च । ध्वजमेकेन विव्याध जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम्,तत्पश्चात् धनुषको अच्छी तरह खींचकर पूरे मनोयोगसे चलाये हुए एक बाणके द्वारा उनके सुवर्ण-भूषित ध्वजको भी छेद डाला
sañjaya uvāca | pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena samyak praṇihitena ca | dhvajam ekena vivyādha jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Sa iisang palaso—hinila nang lubos, pinakawalan, at itinudla nang may ganap na katatagan—tinuhog niya ang watawat na pinalamutian ng ginto ng Jāmbūnada. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito ang disiplinadong pagkamastero ng mandirigma: lakas na pinamamahalaan ng pagpipigil, at husay na ginagamit nang may malinaw na layon sa gitna ng bigat-moral ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, effectiveness is portrayed as arising from disciplined control—full effort (pūrṇāyata) joined to precise attention (samyak praṇihita). The verse highlights mastery governed by focus rather than impulsive violence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior shooting a single, fully drawn and carefully aimed arrow that pierces an opponent’s banner decorated with fine Jāmbūnada gold—an emblematic strike demonstrating prowess and dominance on the battlefield.