Shloka 29
Duryodhana’s Anxiety, Bhīṣma’s Reassurance, and Renewed Mobilization (दुर्योधनचिन्ता–भीष्मप्रत्याश्वासन–सेनानिर्गमनम्)
समेत्य युधि संरब्धा विव्यधुर्निशितै: शरै: । तांश्व सर्वान् शरैस्तीक_््णर्जघान परमास्त्रवित्
saṃmetya yudhi saṃrabdhā vivyadhur niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tāṃś ca sarvān śarais tīkṣṇair jaghāna paramāstravit ||
三阇耶说道：他们在战场上相互逼近，怒火炽盛，以锋利之箭刺穿他；然而他——通晓至上兵器之人——以锐利箭矢反击，尽皆射伤诸敌，以伤还伤。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger fuels collective aggression in war, yet disciplined mastery (knowledge of astras) can counterbalance numerical pressure. Ethically, it reflects the tragic momentum of battle: once wrath governs action, violence becomes reciprocal and escalating.
Multiple warriors converge and shoot sharp arrows in a coordinated attack. The targeted hero—described as a master of superior weapons—responds with keen arrows and wounds them all, turning the assault back upon the attackers.