Shloka 12
भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः
The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat
राजन! तब लक्ष्मणने भी पुन: एक बाण मारकर उसके धनुषको, जहाँ मुट्ठी रखी जाती है, वहींसे काट दिया। यह देख आपके सैनिक हर्षसे कोलाहल कर उठे ।।
rājan! tataḥ lakṣmaṇena api punaḥ eka-bāṇaṃ muktvā tasya dhanuḥ yatra muṣṭiḥ nidhīyate tatraiva chittvā pātitam. tad dṛṣṭvā tava sainikāḥ harṣeṇa kolāhalaṃ cakruḥ. tad vihāya dhanuś-chinnaṃ saubhadraḥ paravīra-hā anyad ādatta vicitraṃ kārmukaṃ vegavattaram.
Wika ni Sanjaya: O Hari, saka muling nagpakawala si Lakshmana ng isang palaso at pinutol ang busog ng kalaban mismo sa bahaging hawakan. Nang makita ito, nag-ingay sa tuwa ang iyong mga kawal. Itinapon ang naputol na busog, kinuha ni Saubhadra—tagapagpuksa ng mga kampeon ng kaaway—ang isa pang maringal na busog, na higit na mabilis ang lakas ng hagupit.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness and warriorly composure: even when one’s weapon is disabled, one should not collapse into fear or rage but promptly regain capability and continue one’s duty with discipline.
Lakṣmaṇa shoots an arrow that neatly severs the opponent’s bow at the grip. The Kaurava soldiers cheer. Abhimanyu (Saubhadra) discards the broken bow and immediately takes up another, faster and more formidable bow to continue fighting.