Shloka 316
पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या शरै: संनतपर्वभि: । कोसलनरेशने लोहेके बने हुए पाँच बाणोंसे अर्जुनकुमारको घायल करके पुनः झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बीस बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें क्षत-विक्षत कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | punar vivyādha viṃśatyā śaraiḥ saṃnata-parvabhiḥ |
Sañjaya dijo: Una vez más lo atravesó con veinte flechas de nudos doblados. En la implacable ética del deber en el campo de batalla, el combatiente apremió el ataque sin pausa, hiriendo al príncipe, hijo de Arjuna, con saetas repetidas y certeras, mientras la pugna por la victoria se intensificaba.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects the kṣatriya context where steadfastness in battle and unwavering execution of one’s assigned duty is portrayed as normative; it also highlights how escalation and persistence function within the moral framework of wartime conduct.
Sañjaya reports that the warrior again strikes the opponent—identified as a son of Arjuna—with twenty arrows described as having bent joints, indicating a renewed and intensified volley in the ongoing combat.