Shloka 35
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां तु विव्याध गौतमप्रभृतीन् रथान् । तेडपि तं समरे राजन विव्यधुर्निशितै: शरै:
sañjaya uvāca |
dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ tu vivyādha gautamaprabhṛtīn rathān |
te ’pi taṃ samare rājan vivyadhur niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Sañjaya dijo: Con pares de flechas, Bhīmasena hirió a los guerreros de carro, comenzando por Gautama. Oh rey, ellos también, en aquella batalla, lo golpearon de vuelta con saetas afiladas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral texture of battlefield action: striking others inevitably draws return blows. In the kṣatriya context, valor is paired with acceptance of risk and consequence.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior pierces multiple chariot-fighters—starting with Gautama—using arrows in pairs; those warriors then retaliate, wounding him with sharp arrows.