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ततो दुर्योधनः कृष्णौ नवभिर् नतपर्वभिः ॥
अविध्यत रणे राजञ् शरैर् आशीविषोपमैः ॥
भूय एवाभ्यवर्षच् च समरे कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥
शरवर्षेण महता ततो ऽहृष्यन्त तावकाः ॥
चक्रुर् वादित्रनिनदान् सिंहनादरवांस् तथा ॥
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे पार्थः सृक्कणी परिसंलिहन् ॥
नापश्यत ततो ऽस्याङ्गं यन् न स्याद् वर्मरक्षितम् ॥
tato duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇau navabhir nataparvabhiḥ ||
avidhyata raṇe rājañ śarair āśīviṣopamaiḥ ||
bhūya evābhyavarṣac ca samare kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ||
śaravarṣeṇa mahatā tato 'hṛṣyanta tāvakāḥ ||
cakrur vāditraninadān siṃhanādaravāṃs tathā ||
tataḥ kruddho raṇe pārthaḥ sṛkkaṇī parisaṃlihan ||
nāpaśyata tato 'syāṅgaṃ yan na syād varmarakṣitam ||
Then, O king, Duryodhana pierced both Krishnas in battle with nine smooth-jointed arrows resembling vipers. At this great rain of arrows your men rejoiced, raising the din of instruments and lion-roars. Then Partha, enraged in battle, licking the corners of his mouth, found not a single limb of his that was not shielded by armor.
a64e63cc71b6 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:52:56 PM UTC
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"Sṛkkaṇī parisaṃlihan" — Arjuna licks the corners of his lips like a lion before the leap: the wrath in him is not blind fury but gathered strength. The premature rejoicing of the Kauravas ("ahṛṣyanta") sets in relief the futility of joy grounded on visible protection alone. It is significant that invulnerability of armor only kindles cold resolve in the righteous. The verse teaches that the enemy's false sense of safety breeds false triumph, while true valor, even in wrath, remains clear-sighted and seeks the right way forward.