हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तीनां व्रातान् निध्नन्तमर्जुनम् | सुदक्षिणादवरज: शरवृष्टया भ्यवीवृषत्,तब हाथी, घोड़े, रथ और पैदलोंके समूहोंका संहार करनेवाले अर्जुनपर काम्बोजराज सुदक्षिणका छोटा भाई अपने बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगा
hasty-aśva-ratha-pattīnāṁ vrātān nidhnantam arjunam | sudakṣiṇād avarajaḥ śara-vṛṣṭyābhyavīvṛṣat ||
三阇耶说道:当阿周那正斩落象军、马军、战车与步兵的密集阵列之时,甘婆阇王苏达克希那之弟便以不息的箭雨倾泻其身,以反击迎对屠戮,在战场严酷的法则中与之相抗。
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world logic of the battlefield: overwhelming force is met by immediate counterforce. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between necessary martial duty and the escalating cycle of violence that war unleashes.
Arjuna is actively destroying large formations—elephants, cavalry, chariots, and infantry. In response, Sudakṣiṇa of Kāmboja’s younger brother launches a concentrated counterattack by showering Arjuna with arrows.