Shloka 186
अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः
Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle
एकमेकं समुद्दिश्य पातयामास मर्मसु । उनको सामने देखकर भीमसेन कुपित हो उठे। उन्होंने प्रत्येकके लिये एक-एक करके भारसाधनमें समर्थ दस बाण हाथमें लिये और उन्हें उनके मर्मस्थानोंपर चलाया
sañjaya uvāca | ekamekaṃ samuddiśya pātayāmāsa marmasu |
Sañjaya berkata: Melihat mereka di hadapannya, Bhīmasena menyala oleh amarah. Ia membidik lawan satu per satu; menggenggam sepuluh anak panah yang dahsyat, ia lepaskan masing-masing ke titik-titik vital mereka hingga mereka roboh.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger in battle can intensify violence and push warriors toward lethal choices—such as aiming at vital points—raising ethical tension between kṣatriya duty (to fight) and the moral cost of ruthless methods.
Sanjaya narrates a combat moment where Bhīmasena, enraged at seeing his foes, targets them individually and strikes at their vital points, using ten strong arrows—one assigned to each target.