Shloka 17
Duryodhana’s Anxiety, Bhīṣma’s Reassurance, and Renewed Mobilization (दुर्योधनचिन्ता–भीष्मप्रत्याश्वासन–सेनानिर्गमनम्)
दुर्योधनस्तु दशभिर्गार्ध्रपत्रै: शिलाशितै: । भीमसेनं महेष्वासं रुक्मपुड्खै: समार्पयत्,दुर्योधनने शान चढ़ाकर तेज किये हुए गृध्र-पंखयुक्त अथवा सुवर्णमय पंखवाले दस बाण मारकर महाथनुर्धर भीमसेनको बड़ी चोट पहुँचायी
duryodhanas tu daśabhir gārdhrapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | bhīmasenaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ rukmapuṅkhaiḥ samārpayat ||
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: Si Duryodhana naman ay tumama kay Bhīmasena, ang dakilang mamamana, ng sampung palaso—pinatalas sa bato, may balahibong buwitre, at wari’y may gintong pakpak—na nagdulot ng matinding sugat. Sa moral na himig ng digmaan, itinatampok ng taludtod ang walang-tigil na pag-igting ng karahasan at ang pasyang manaig sa isang mabagsik na kalaban, kahit lalo nitong inilulubog ang magkabilang panig sa mapanirang pagkapoot.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, once war is embraced, determination and skill are often directed toward harm; it implicitly warns that unchecked enmity escalates suffering, even while depicting the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in combat.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana shoots Bhīma with ten sharp, well-crafted arrows (stone-whetted, vulture-feathered, gold-fletched), wounding the powerful Pāṇḍava warrior in the midst of battle.