Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 34
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
दुर्योधनमुखानां च पाण्डूनामृषभस्य च । उस समय एक-दूसरेको लक्ष्य करके गर्जना करनेवाले दुर्योधन आदि महारथियों तथा पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ अर्जुनमें परस्पर आघात-प्रतिघात होने लगा ।।
duryodhana-mukhānāṁ ca pāṇḍūnām ṛṣabhasya ca | tatra adbhutaṁ paraṁ cakre kaunteyaḥ kṛṣṇa-sārathiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Nang magsalpukan ang mga pangunahing maharatha na pinamumunuan ni Duryodhana at si Arjuna—ang “toro” sa mga Pāṇḍava—na nagtatamaan at nagbabalik-salakay sa isa’t isa, noon ang anak ni Kuntī, na si Kṛṣṇa ang kanyang sarathi, ay nagsagawa ng isang sukdulan at kagila-gilalas na gawa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the harsh reciprocity of battle, excellence is not merely brute force: Arjuna’s ‘supreme, wondrous’ act is framed as disciplined kṣatriya prowess aligned with dharma and strengthened by right guidance—symbolized by Kṛṣṇa as charioteer.
The Kaurava champions led by Duryodhana and Arjuna, the foremost Pāṇḍava, engage in mutual attacks and counterattacks; in that moment Arjuna (with Kṛṣṇa driving his chariot) performs an extraordinary feat that shifts the momentum of the encounter.