Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 3536
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
सत्यसेन सुषेणं च द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यामविध्यत । शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले नकुलने उन बाणोंका निवारण करके सत्यसेन और सुषेणको भी दो-दो बाणोंद्वारा घायल कर दिया
satyasenaṃ suṣeṇaṃ ca dvābhyāṃ dvābhyām avidhyat |
قال سنجيا: أصابهما—ساتياسينا وسوشينا—بسهمين لكلٍّ منهما. ونكولا، المشهور بإهلاك أبطال العدو، صدَّ تلك السهام القادمة، ثم ردَّ ردًّا موزونًا فأصاب ساتياسينا وسوشينا كذلك بسهمين لكل واحد، مثالًا على براعةٍ منضبطة وسط فوضى الحرب.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, the ideal warrior acts with discipline: he defends effectively, responds proportionately, and channels strength toward duty rather than uncontrolled rage—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma.
In the battle described by Sañjaya, Satyasena and Suṣeṇa are each struck with two arrows. Nakula counters by repelling the incoming arrows and then wounds both opponents with two arrows each, demonstrating tactical defense followed by measured counterattack.