Shloka 29
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
ततो योधान् जघानाशु तेषां स दश चाष्ट च । महेन्द्रवज़प्रतिमैरायसैर्बहुभि: शरै:,फिर तो उन्होंने इन्द्रके वजकी भाँति दुस्सह लौहनिर्मित बहुसंख्यक बाणोंद्वारा बात- की-बातमें उनके अठारह प्रमुख योद्धाओंको यमलोक पहुँचा दिया
tato yodhān jaghānāśu teṣāṃ sa daśa cāṣṭa ca | mahendra-vajra-pratimair āyasair bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then, in an instant, he struck down their warriors—ten and eight besides—dispatching eighteen leading fighters with countless iron arrows, unbearable like Indra’s thunderbolt. The scene underscores the swift, decisive force of martial prowess, while also reminding the listener of war’s grim moral weight: victory is purchased through the irreversible taking of lives.
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