Shloka 29
अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः
Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces
अथान्यै: सप्तदशभिर्भल्लै: कनकभूषणै: । धृष्टद्युम्न॑ं समासाद्य वाह्वोरुरगसि चार्पयत्
athānyaiḥ saptadaśabhir bhallaiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ samāsādya bāhvor urasi cārpayat ||
سنجے نے کہا— پھر وہ دھِرِشتدیومن کے قریب جا پہنچا اور سونے سے آراستہ مزید سترہ بھلّہ تیروں سے اس کے دونوں بازوؤں اور سینے پر وار کر کے انہیں وہیں گاڑ دیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s stark portrayal of kṣatriya warfare: valor is expressed through direct engagement and unyielding effort, yet the narrative also implicitly exposes the tragic cost of such relentless escalation—strength and skill operating within a dharma-bound but devastating battlefield.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) advances toward Dhṛṣṭadyumna and shoots him with seventeen additional gold-adorned bhalla-arrows, striking specifically his arms and chest, intensifying the duel’s ferocity.