Shloka 18
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
ततो विस्फार्य सुमहच्चापं हेमपरिष्कृतम् । समाधत्त शितं बाणं गिरीणामपि दारणम्,तदनन्तर उन्होंने अपने सुवर्णभूषित विशाल धनुषको फैलाकर उसपर पर्वतोंको भी विदीर्ण कर देनेवाले तीखे बाणका संधान किया
tato visphārya sumahac cāpaṃ hemapariṣkṛtam | samādhatta śitaṃ bāṇaṃ girīṇām api dāraṇam ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, ibinuka niya nang maluwang ang kanyang napakalaking busog na pinalamutian ng ginto, at isinapuwesto rito ang isang matalim na palaso—palasong sinasabing kayang pumutol maging ng mga bundok.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights intentionality in action: the warrior does not act impulsively but prepares with focus and skill. Ethically, it points to the gravity of choosing violence—once disciplined power is directed toward harm, consequences become immense, symbolized by an arrow that could ‘split mountains’.
Sañjaya describes a combatant drawing a massive, gold-adorned bow and fitting a sharp, extraordinarily powerful arrow to it, signaling an imminent, intensified strike in the battle.