Shloka 39
कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke
अश्वत्थाम्न: शरानस्तान् छित्त्वैकैकं त्रिधा त्रिधा । व्यधमद् भरतश्रेष्ठो निहारमिव मारुत:
aśvatthāmnaḥ śarān astān chittvaikaikaṃ tridhā tridhā | vyadhamad bharataśreṣṭho nihāram iva mārutaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“说罢，婆罗多族中最卓绝的阿周那，将阿湿婆他摩射来的每一支箭都一再斩作三段，尽皆击碎，正如疾风驱散一片薄雾。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power guided by discipline is superior to uncontrolled aggression: Arjuna’s response is measured, precise, and preventative—neutralizing danger without being swept away by anger, reflecting the ideal of controlled force in dharma-oriented warfare.
Aśvatthāmā shoots arrows at Arjuna; Arjuna counters by cutting each incoming arrow into three pieces, repeatedly, destroying the volley as effortlessly as wind disperses fog.