Shloka 3
Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
चित्रसेनं विकर्ण च कृतवर्माणमेव च । दुर्मर्षणं च राजेन्द्र ह्वावन्त्यौ च महारथौ,एकैकं त्रिभिरानर्च्छत् कड़ुकबर्हिणवाजितै: । उसके बाद सुशर्मा और कृपाचार्यको भी तीन-तीन बाणोंसे बींध डाला। राजेन्द्र! फिर समरांगणमें प्राग्ज्योतिषनरेश भगदत्त, सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ, चित्रसेन, विकर्ण, कृतवर्मा, दुर्मीषण तथा महारथी विन्द और अनुविन्द--इनमैंसे प्रत्येकको गीधकी पाँखसे युक्त तीन- तीन बाणोंद्वारा विशेष पीड़ा दी
sañjaya uvāca |
citrasenaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca kṛtavarmāṇam eva ca |
durmārṣaṇaṃ ca rājendra hvāvantyau ca mahārathau |
ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarcchat kaṅkubārhiṇavājitaiḥ |
Sañjaya said: O king, he struck each of these—Citrasena, Vikarṇa, Kṛtavarmā, and Durmārṣaṇa, as well as the two great chariot-warriors, the brothers Vinda and Anuvinda—with three arrows apiece, their shafts adorned with the feathers of the vulture.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣātra-dharma in practice: in the chaos of war, the warrior acts with trained precision and resolve, striking key opponents in a measured way rather than with uncontrolled rage—an ethic of disciplined duty within the epic’s martial framework.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the (unnamed in this line) hero on the battlefield shoots prominent Kaurava-aligned fighters—Citrasena, Vikarṇa, Kṛtavarmā, Durmārṣaṇa, and the brothers Vinda and Anuvinda—piercing each of them with three feathered arrows.