तत्र पार्थस्य शूरस्य बाह्वोर् बलम् अदृश्यत ॥
इषूणाम् अक्षयत्वं च धनुषो गाण्डिवस्य च ॥
अस्त्रैर् अस्त्राणि संवार्य द्रौणेः शारद्वतस्य च ॥
एकैकं नवभिर् बाणैः सर्वान् एव समर्पयत् ॥
तं द्रौणिः पञ्चविंशत्या वृषसेनश् च सप्तभिः ॥
दुर्योधनश् च विंशत्या कर्णशल्यौ त्रिभिस् त्रिभिः ॥
त एनम् अभिगर्जन्तो विध्यन्तश् च पुनः पुनः ॥
विधुन्वन्तश् च चापानि सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥
tatra pārthasya śūrasya bāhvor balam adṛśyata ||
iṣūṇām akṣayatvaṃ ca dhanuṣo gāṇḍivasya ca ||
astrair astrāṇi saṃvārya drauṇeḥ śāradvatasya ca ||
ekaikaṃ navabhir bāṇaiḥ sarvān eva samarpayat ||
taṃ drauṇiḥ pañcaviṃśatyā vṛṣasenaś ca saptabhiḥ ||
duryodhanaś ca viṃśatyā karṇaśalyau tribhis tribhiḥ ||
ta enam abhigarjanto vidhyantaś ca punaḥ punaḥ ||
vidhunvantaś ca cāpāni sarvataḥ paryavārayan ||
There the strength of the hero Partha's arms was seen, and the inexhaustibility of his arrows and of the bow Gandiva. Having repelled the astras of Drauni and Sharadvata [Kripa] with his own astras, he dealt to each of them nine arrows. Drauni struck him with twenty-five, Vrishasena with seven, Duryodhana with twenty, Karna and Shalya with three each. Roaring at him and piercing him again and again, and brandishing their bows, they encircled him from every side.
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The inexhaustibility of Gandiva is an image of strength that knows no lessening: a righteous cause supplies an unfailing store. It is telling that Arjuna alone answers many, measuring out to each his own share of arrows: wholeness of spirit keeps its reckoning with all at once. The verse teaches that fidelity to a great purpose seems to multiply one's means; and one whose will is unshaken does not run short under the assault of many, answering each as though facing but a single foe.