Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 36
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
तत्रार्जुनो नरव्याप्र: शरैर्मुक्तै: सहस्रशः
tatrārjuno naravyāpraḥ śarair muktaiḥ sahasraśaḥ
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Doon, si Arjuna—nagpupunyagi sa buong sigla ng isang bayani—ay nagpakawala ng mga palaso nang libu-libo. Sa bigat ng dharma sa digmaan, ang kanyang disiplinadong husay ay naging kasangkapan ng tungkulin, ipinakikitang ang loob at galing ay inihahanay sa malulupit na pangangailangan ng labanan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined exertion in the performance of one’s role: Arjuna’s vigorous action is portrayed as purposeful effort in a dharmic context, where skill and resolve are directed toward the demands of a warrior’s duty, even amid the harshness of war.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna on the battlefield, intensely engaged and repeatedly discharging volleys of arrows—so many that they are counted ‘by the thousand’—indicating a peak moment of combat and momentum in the fight.