Shloka 29
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
सर्वयोधा हि समरे भुजगैर्वेष्टिताभवन् । यानुद्दिश्य रणे पार्थ: पादबन्धं चकार ह
saṃjaya uvāca |
sarvayodhā hi samare bhujagair veṣṭitābhavan |
yān uddiśya raṇe pārthaḥ pādabandhaṃ cakāra ha ||
سمَر میں پارتھ (کُنتی پُتر ارجن) نے جن جن یودھّاؤں کو نشانہ بنا کر پادبندھ استر کا प्रयोग کیا، وہ سب رن بھومی میں گویا ناگوں نے لپیٹ کر جکڑ لیا ہو، یوں بندھ گئے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of disciplined martial knowledge (astra-vidyā): in dharmic warfare, mastery can neutralize opponents by immobilizing them, not only by killing—suggesting a spectrum of force and the ethical weight of how power is applied.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna targets specific warriors and uses the Pādabandha weapon; those warriors become bound on the battlefield, described vividly as if serpents had coiled around them.