Shloka 42
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
स बिभेद शतघ्नीं च नवभि: कड्कपत्रिभि: | मद्रराजप्रयुक्तं च शरं छित्त्वा महारथ:
sa bibheda śataghnīṃ ca navabhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ | madrarāja-prayuktaṃ ca śaraṃ chittvā mahārathaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：这位大车战士又以九支饰以鹭羽的箭矢击碎了“百杀器”（śataghnī）；并斩落摩陀罗王所射之箭，仍旧在交锋中占据上风。此景凸显刹帝利在战阵中的自律技艺——以有分寸的反击迎对致命之力，在战争的道德重压下，精熟与警觉成为存身之道。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Within the battlefield frame, the verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma as disciplined responsiveness: even amid lethal conflict, the warrior’s duty is expressed through alertness, precision, and controlled counteraction rather than reckless aggression.
Sañjaya reports that an elite warrior destroys a formidable śataghnī with nine specially fletched arrows and then intercepts—by cutting down—the arrow shot by the king of Madra, showing superiority in the ongoing duel.