Shloka 293
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
सायकैर्दशभी राजन् भ्रुवोर्मध्ये समार्पयत् । राजन! धनुष कट जानेपर धृष्टद्युम्नकी दोनों भौहोंके मध्यभागमें राजा दुर्योधनने तुरंत ही दस बाणोंका प्रहार किया
sāyakair daśabhī rājan bhruvormadhye samārpayat |
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, mabilis niyang itinanim ang sampung palaso sa gitna ng mga kilay ng kalaban—isang tumpak at walang-awang galing sa digmaan, na nagpapakitang ang labanan ay sumikip na sa nakamamatay na pagpapamalas ng pagtudla at matibay na pasya, hindi na ng pagpipigil.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim ethic of Kurukṣetra: in a dharma-yuddha framed by duty, warriors still employ uncompromising force and technical mastery. It highlights how skill and resolve can become instruments of destruction when conflict eclipses restraint.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior strikes the opponent’s brow-center with ten arrows in quick succession, emphasizing a decisive, accurate hit amid the ongoing combat.