Mahabharata 7.77.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 77, Shloka 10
Kṛṣṇopadeśa and Duryodhana’s Challenge
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 77
द्रशसि श्वो महेष्वासान् नाराचैस्तिग्मतेजितै: । शृज्भराणीव गिरेव॑जैर्दार्यमाणान् मया युधि
arjuna uvāca | drakṣyasi śvo maheṣvāsān nārācais tigmatajitaiḥ | śṛṅgāṇīvādrijeṣṭhair dāryamāṇān mayā yudhi ||
ارجن نے کہا—کل تم میدانِ جنگ میں دیکھو گے کہ میں تیز دھار، درخشاں نارچ تیر وں سے بڑے بڑے کمان داروں کو چیر ڈالوں گا—جیسے اندر اپنے وجر سے پہاڑوں کی چوٹیوں کو شق کر دیتا ہے۔
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The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma: steadfast resolve and disciplined martial action in a righteous battle context. Arjuna frames his intent not as cruelty but as duty-bound prowess, using a divine simile to emphasize certainty and effectiveness.
Arjuna makes a forceful declaration that on the next day of fighting he will pierce and split formidable enemy archers with keen nārāca arrows. He compares his impending battlefield feat to Indra splitting mountain peaks with the vajra, signaling an imminent escalation in combat.
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