Shloka 316
पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या शरै: संनतपर्वभि: । कोसलनरेशने लोहेके बने हुए पाँच बाणोंसे अर्जुनकुमारको घायल करके पुनः झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बीस बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें क्षत-विक्षत कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | punar vivyādha viṃśatyā śaraiḥ saṃnata-parvabhiḥ |
Sañjaya said: Once again he pierced him with twenty arrows whose joints were bent. In the relentless ethics of battlefield duty, the combatant pressed the attack without pause, wounding the prince of Arjuna with repeated, well-aimed shafts as the struggle for victory intensified.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects the kṣatriya context where steadfastness in battle and unwavering execution of one’s assigned duty is portrayed as normative; it also highlights how escalation and persistence function within the moral framework of wartime conduct.
Sañjaya reports that the warrior again strikes the opponent—identified as a son of Arjuna—with twenty arrows described as having bent joints, indicating a renewed and intensified volley in the ongoing combat.