Shloka 36
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake
सहदेवं समासाद्य त्रिभिरविव्याध सायकै: । तानपास्य शरान् मुक्तान् शरसंघै: प्रतापवान्
sahadevaṁ samāsādya tribhir avivyādha sāyakaiḥ | tān apāsya śarān muktān śarasaṅghaiḥ pratāpavān |
سنجے نے کہا—وہ سہ دیو کے قریب جا کر اسے تین تیروں سے چھید گیا۔ پھر جو تیر اس پر چھوڑے گئے تھے انہیں جھٹک کر، اس باجلال نے تیروں کے جھنڈ سے جوابی وار کیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma in its battlefield form: steadiness under attack, disciplined response, and the display of prowess without collapse into panic—an ethical ideal of composure and duty amid danger.
A powerful warrior closes in on Sahadeva and strikes him with three arrows; then, after parrying the arrows shot at him, he retaliates by releasing dense volleys of arrows, intensifying the duel.