Shloka 13
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
स तान् ज्यामुखनिर्मुक्तिबहुभि: सुबहून् शरान् । चिच्छेद पाण्डवो राजंस्ते भूमौ न्न्यपतंस्तदा
sa tān jyāmukhanirmuktibahubhiḥ subahūn śarān | ciccheda pāṇḍavo rājan te bhūmau nyapataṃs tadā ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：大王啊，那位般度之子（阿周那）以弓弦所发无数利箭，斩断了敌军极多来箭；被截断的箭杆碎裂成段，纷纷坠地——显出他以严整之技驭力制势、化险为夷的战场掌控。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined power: Arjuna’s skill is not mere aggression but controlled protection—neutralizing incoming harm by precise action, aligning martial prowess with kṣatriya-dharma (the duty to defend and restrain violence through mastery).
In the course of battle, Arjuna releases many arrows from his bowstring and uses them to cut apart numerous opposing arrows mid-flight; the severed pieces fall to the ground.