Shloka 363
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
दुर्योधन त्रिभिरबाणिरभ्यविध्यत् स्तनान्तरे । उन्होंने सुबलपुत्र शकुनिके धनुष और दस्ताने काटकर दुर्योधनकी छातीमें तीन बाण मारे
sañjaya uvāca | duryodhanaṃ tribhir bāṇair abhyavidhyat stanāntare |
Sañjaya said: He struck Duryodhana with three arrows in the region between the breasts. He cut down the bow and the gauntlets of Śakuni, son of Subala, and then drove three arrows into Duryodhana’s chest.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim momentum of war: when dharma collapses into armed conflict, outcomes are pursued through skill and force. It implicitly invites reflection on how ambition and enmity culminate in bodily harm and irreversible consequences.
Sañjaya reports a combat moment in which Duryodhana is hit by three arrows on the chest (between the breasts), indicating a direct and potentially debilitating strike during the battle described in Droṇa Parva.