Mahabharata 7.116.72 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 72
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
चिक्षेप च रथात् तूर्ण कृतवर्मरथं प्रति । सा भीमभुजनिर्मुक्ता निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभा
cikṣepa ca rathāt tūrṇaṃ kṛtavarmarathaṃ prati | sā bhīmabhujanirmuktā nirmuktoragasaṃnibhā
Sañjaya sprach: Von seinem Wagen aus schleuderte er sie eilends gegen Kṛtavarmans Wagen. Aus Bhīmas mächtigem Arm entlassen, schoss sie hervor wie eine Schlange, die eben ihre Haut abgestreift hat.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how, in the dharma of war, decisive action and personal strength can become morally weighty instruments—swift intent translated into irreversible consequence on the battlefield.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma quickly hurling a weapon from his chariot toward Kṛtavarman’s chariot; the missile is compared to a serpent shedding its skin, emphasizing speed, menace, and inevitability.
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