Shloka 46
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
स तु तान् सर्वतो यत्तान् शरै: संछाद्य मारिष
sa tu tān sarvato yattān śaraiḥ saṃchādya māriṣa
Sañjaya nói: Nhưng ông ta, hỡi bậc đáng kính, đã phủ kín họ—những kẻ bị dồn ép từ mọi phía—bằng một cơn mưa tên.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the heat of war, tactical superiority often manifests as total suppression—“covering” the opponent with arrows. Ethically, it points to the tension between kṣatriya prowess and the erosion of restraint when victory becomes the sole aim.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (contextually identified in surrounding verses) attacks opponents who are hemmed in on all sides, blanketing them with arrows—an image of concentrated, overwhelming missile warfare.