Shloka 23
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
नकुलका पुत्र शतानीक बाण-समूहोंकी वर्षा करता हुआ द्रोणाचार्यकी ओर बढ़ रहा था। उस समय भूतकर्मा सभापतिने उसे द्रोणकी ओर आनेसे रोक दिया ।। ततो नकुलदायादस्त्रिभिर्भल्लै: सुसंशितै: । चक्रे विबाहुशिरसं भूतकर्माणमाहवे,तदनन्तर नकुलके पुत्रने तीन तीखे भललोंद्वारा युद्धमें भूतकर्माकी बाहु तथा मस्तक काट डाले
tato nakuladāyādas tribhir bhallaiḥ su-saṃśitaiḥ | cakre vibāhuśirasaṃ bhūtakarmāṇam āhave ||
Sañjaya said: Then Nakula’s son, with three keenly whetted broad-headed arrows, struck down Bhūtakarman in the fight, severing his arms and his head. Thus, in the press of war, the attempt to bar the advance toward Droṇācārya ended in a swift and ruthless act of battlefield necessity, where valor and duty to one’s side override ordinary restraints.
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