Shloka 16
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम बीभत्सोर्हस्तलाघवम्
tatrādbhutam apaśyāma bībhatsor hastalāghavam | yathā vāyur ghanān chinnabhinnaṃ karoti tathā bahubhir yoddhaiḥ kṛtaṃ duḥsahaṃ bāṇa-varṣaṃ sa eko ’pi nivārayām āsa ||
三阇耶说道：在那里，我们见证了一桩奇观——可怖的阿周那手法之迅捷、运器之精妙。正如狂风撕裂云团，他独自一人便遏住了众多战士所放出的、令人难以承受的箭雨。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within warfare, disciplined mastery and presence of mind can function ethically as restraint: Arjuna’s skill is portrayed not merely as aggression but as the capacity to protect and to prevent overwhelming harm.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna displayed astonishing dexterity, single-handedly countering a fierce, collective barrage of arrows from many opposing warriors—likened to wind shredding clouds.