Shloka 35
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
ततो<परैस्त्रिभिर्भल्लैद्रौणिं विव्याध पाण्डव: । सो5तिविद्धो बलवता पार्थेन सुमहात्मना
tato 'parais tribhir bhallair drauṇiṁ vivyādha pāṇḍavaḥ | so 'tividdho balavatā pārthena sumahātmanā ||
تب پانڈو کے سورما نے تین اور تیز بھلّوں سے درؤنی (اشوتھاما) کو بیندھ دیا۔ قوتور مہاتما پارتھ کے ہاتھوں سخت زخمی ہو کر بھی وہ رَن دھرم کی کٹھن گھڑی میں ڈٹا رہا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic: skill and strength are exercised decisively in battle, yet the description of Arjuna as “great-souled” implies that true martial excellence is ideally joined with nobility of intent and disciplined conduct.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Pārtha), a Pāṇḍava, shoots Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi), son of Droṇa, with three additional bhalla-arrows, wounding him severely in the ongoing combat.