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Shloka 303

पूर्णणाकाशमभवद्‌ू रुक्मपुड्खैरजिद्दागै: । “उनके धनुषसे छूटे हुए बाण शत्रुओंकी कायाको विदीर्ण कर देनेवाले थे, उनमें सोनेके पंख लगे थे और वे लक्ष्यकी ओर सीधे पहुँचते थे। उन बाणोंसे सम्पूर्ण आकाश भर गया

pūrṇam ākāśam abhavad rukmapuṅkhair ajiddāgaiḥ |

三阇耶说道:整个天空都被箭矢充满——从他的弓上迸射而出的箭,直飞如线,饰以金羽,足以撕裂敌人的躯体。此景昭示战势之汹涌:武艺与不息的猛力压倒一切,笼罩全场。

पूर्णम्full
पूर्णम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्ण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आकाशम्sky
आकाशम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्became / was
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
रुक्मपुङ्खैःwith golden-feathered (arrows)
रुक्मपुङ्खैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरुक्मपुङ्ख
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अजिह्मगैःgoing straight (un-crooked)
अजिह्मगैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिह्मग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

संजय उवाच

संजय (Sañjaya)
आकाश (sky)
बाण (arrows)
धनुष् (bow)
शत्रु (enemies)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the terrifying scale of war: skill and power can overwhelm the world around them, yet such prowess is ethically weighty because it is directed toward harming living bodies. It invites reflection on the cost of kṣatriya warfare and the gravity of violence even when performed as duty.

Sañjaya describes a moment in the battle when a warrior’s arrows—straight-flying and gold-fletched—are released in such numbers that they seem to fill the entire sky, and they are portrayed as capable of ripping through the enemies’ bodies.