Shloka 323
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
असक्तमभ्यवर्षन्त शरवर्षाणि भागश: । चेकितानको मारा गया देख पाण्डव महारथी पृथक्-पृथक् बाणोंकी लगातार वर्षा करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | asaktam abhyavarṣanta śaravarṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ | cekitānaś ca mādrīputrau yuyudhānaś ca pāṇḍavāḥ | mahārathīṃs tathānyāṃś ca pṛthak-pṛthag bāṇavarṣair avākiran ||
Sañjaya said: “With unbroken intensity they poured down showers of arrows in measured volleys. Cekitāna, the twin sons of Mādrī, and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)—the Pāṇḍava champions—each in his own sector drenched the opposing great chariot-warriors with continuous flights of shafts. The scene underscores the disciplined coordination of battle, where prowess is joined to resolve and duty amid the harsh demands of war.”
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