Shloka 75
शल्यं दुर्योधनं चैव षड़भि: षड़भिरताडयत् | वृषसेनं तथाष्टाभि: षष्ट्या सैन्धवमेव च,उन्होंने कृपाचार्यको बीस, कर्णको पचास तथा शल्य और दुर्योधनको छ:-छ: बाण मारे। साथ ही वृषसेनको आठ और सिंधुराज जयद्रथको साठ बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
śalyaṃ duryodhanaṃ caiva ṣaḍbhiḥ ṣaḍbhir atāḍayat | vṛṣasenaṃ tathāṣṭābhiḥ ṣaṣṭyā saindhavam eva ca |
संजय बोले—उसने शल्य और दुर्योधन को छः-छः बाणों से आहत किया। वृषसेन को आठ बाणों से और सिंधुराज जयद्रथ को साठ बाणों से बेध दिया।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the harsh duty of war, action is portrayed as deliberate and proportioned: the narrative highlights disciplined force directed at key leaders, reflecting kṣatriya-dharma where resolve and strategy operate within an accepted martial code.
Sañjaya reports a warrior (contextually, a principal fighter in the battle) striking major Kaurava figures—Śalya, Duryodhana, Vṛṣasena, and Jayadratha—with specified numbers of arrows, signaling an escalation and a tactical focus on prominent commanders.