Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 363
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
अदृश्यांस्तावकान् योधानू् प्रचक्रे शत्रुतापन: । उस समय शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले नरव्याप्र अर्जुनने अपने छोड़े हुए सहस्तरों बाणोंद्वारा आपके योद्धाओंको अदृश्य कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
adṛśyāṁs tāvakān yodhān pracakre śatrutāpanaḥ |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Si Arjuna, ang tagasunog ng mga kaaway, ay nagpa-“di-nakikita” sa inyong mga mandirigma—sapagkat lubos silang natabunan at nalunod sa rumaragasang ulang ng libu-libong palasong pinakawalan niya. Sa moral na himpapawid ng digmaan, ipinahihiwatig ng larawang ito na ang giting, kapag itinali sa panata at layuning pinili, ay makapagpapawalang-lakas maging sa matatapang, at magpapalubog sa kanila sa bunga ng panig na kanilang kinampihan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming force of disciplined martial skill in a dharma-war setting: when power is aligned with a determined purpose, it can nullify the opponent’s agency—symbolically making them 'invisible' amid the results of their own alignment and choices.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, famed as a 'scorcher of enemies,' unleashes such a dense barrage of arrows that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s warriors are effectively hidden from view—covered, confused, and dominated by the arrow-storm on the battlefield.