Shloka 23
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
ततस्तु शल्यो नवश्रि: पृषत्कै- भीमस्य राज्ञश्वच युधिष्ठिरस्य । निकृत्य रौक्मे पटुवर्मणी तयो- विंदारयामास भुजौ महात्मा,तब महामनस्वी शल्यने नौ बाणोंसे भीमसेन तथा राजा युधिष्ठिरके सोनेके सुदृढ़ कवचोंको काटकर उन दोनोंकी भुजाओंको विदीर्ण कर डाला
tatastu śalyo navaśriḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ bhīmasya rājñaś ca yudhiṣṭhirasya | nikṛty raukme paṭuvarmaṇī tayoḥ vindārayāmāsa bhujau mahātmā ||
Sañjaya said: Then Śalya—freshly resplendent—struck with his arrows; cutting through the strong golden armours of Bhīma and King Yudhiṣṭhira, that great-souled warrior tore open the arms of them both. In the grim ethic of battle, prowess and resolve are displayed through such decisive blows, even as the suffering they cause underscores the terrible cost of war.
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