Shloka 29
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)
सर्वायसैस्तीक्षणवक्त्रै: पुनर्विव्याध चाष्टभि:
sarvāyasais tīkṣṇavaktraiḥ punar vivyādha cāṣṭabhiḥ
قال سنجيا: ثم عاد فطعنه بثمانية سهامٍ كلُّها من حديد، حادّةِ الرؤوس، شرسةِ الأفواه—فعلٌ يُبرز كيف انحدرت المعركة إلى جراحٍ متكرّرة لا هوادة فيها، لا إلى كفٍّ ولا إلى مصالحة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim momentum of war: repeated injury becomes normalized, reminding readers that when dharma collapses into unchecked hostility, actions tend to escalate rather than resolve conflict.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied from context) strikes his opponent again, this time with eight sharp, iron arrows, emphasizing the intensity and persistence of the combat.