Shloka 65
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
मण्डलेनैव धनुषा दृश्यसे संयुगे सदा । आददान संदधान विकर्षन्तं धनुर्न च
maṇḍalenai va dhanuṣā dṛśyase saṃyuge sadā | ādadānaṃ saṃdadhānaṃ vikarṣantaṃ dhanur na ca ||
三阇耶说道：在鏖战之中，人们总只见您如同弓身划出的回旋弧影——取箭、上弦、再三引弓——快到连执弓之人本身都几乎难以辨认。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how mastery arises from sustained discipline and single-pointed focus: in righteous combat, a warrior’s trained action becomes so continuous and precise that only the effect—here, the whirling arc of the bow—is perceived.
Sañjaya is describing a warrior on the battlefield whose rapid sequence of actions—grasping arrows, nocking them, and drawing the bow—creates the impression of a circular blur, emphasizing extraordinary speed and prowess amid the fighting.