Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 22
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
द्रौपदेयांस्तथा सर्वान् माद्रीपुत्रौी च पाण्डवौ । धृष्टद्युम्नं च शैनेयं शिखण्डिनमथापि च
sañjaya uvāca |
draupadeyāṁs tathā sarvān mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau |
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ ca śaineyaṁ śikhaṇḍinam athāpi ca ||
قال سنجيا: لقد أصاب جميع أبناء دروبدي، والأخوين من آل باندافا المولودين لمادري، وكذلك دْهريشتاديومنَ، وشاينيَة (ساتْيَكي)، وشيخاندين. فجرح كلَّ واحدٍ منهم بعشر سهامٍ ذات ريشٍ ذهبيّ مشحوذةٍ على الحجر، ثم أخذ يُمطر السهام مطرًا، كإندرا حين يرسل السيول في موسم الأمطار.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the relentless force of battle and the kṣatriya ideal of martial prowess, while implicitly reminding the listener that even justified warfare carries ethical gravity: violence falls upon relatives and allies, and victory is pursued through disciplined, concentrated action.
Sañjaya reports that a powerful warrior strikes key Pāṇḍava-side fighters—Draupadī’s sons, Nakula and Sahadeva, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Sātyaki, and Śikhaṇḍin—each with ten arrows, and then unleashes a dense barrage of arrows likened to Indra’s monsoon rain.
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