Shloka 31
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
तदपास्य थनुश्कछिन्नं धृष्टद्युम्नो महामना:
tad apāsya dhanus chinnaṁ dhṛṣṭadyumno mahāmanāḥ
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Itinapon ang busog na ngayo’y nabali, si Dhṛṣṭadyumna na dakila ang loob ay nagpatatag ng sarili upang ipagpatuloy ang labanan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a dharmic battle context, a warrior is tested not only by strength but by steadiness of mind: when a weapon fails, one should not collapse into despair but act with presence, courage, and readiness to continue one’s duty by other means.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s bow has been cut/broken; he discards it and prepares to proceed in the combat, indicating the fight’s intensity and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s undaunted spirit.