Shloka 766
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणै: प्रत्यविध्यत् स्तनान्तरे । उस श्रेष्ठ धनुषको लेकर सम्पूर्ण धनुर्धरोंमें अग्रगण्य सात्यकिने कृतवर्माकी छातीमें दस बाणोंद्वारा गहरी चोट पहुँचायी
hārdikyaṁ daśabhir bāṇaiḥ pratyavidhyat stanāntare |
সঞ্জয় বললেন—উৎকৃষ্ট ধনুক ধারণ করে, সকল ধনুর্ধরের মধ্যে অগ্রগণ্য সাত্যকি হার্দিক্য (কৃতবর্মা)-র বক্ষদেশে দশটি বাণে গভীর আঘাত করল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly reflects the tragic ethic of battlefield reciprocity: even when warriors act within kṣatriya-duty and display mastery, the immediate fruit is suffering. It invites reflection on how dharma in war can still be morally heavy, as prowess becomes an instrument of injury.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, renowned among archers, shoots Kṛtavarmā (called Hārdikya) with ten arrows in the chest area, causing a severe wound—an intense exchange within the Shalya Parva battle episodes.