Shloka 316
भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः
Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead
वासुदेवं च विंशत्या ताडयामास संयुगे । महाराज! दुःशासनने तीन बाणोंद्वारा पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनको और बीस बाणोंसे वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्णको युद्धमें घायल किया
sañjaya uvāca |
vāsudevaṃ ca viṃśatyā tāḍayāmāsa saṃyuge |
mahārāja! duḥśāsanena trīn bāṇair dvārā pāṇḍunandanaṃ arjunaṃ ca viṃśati-bāṇaiḥ vasudeva-nandanaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ yuddhe ghāyalīkṛtam |
Sanjaya said: O King, in the thick of battle Duhshasana struck Arjuna, the son of Pandu, with three arrows, and wounded Vasudeva’s son, Sri Krishna, with twenty arrows. The scene underscores the war’s ruthless intensity, where even Krishna—though beyond harm in essence—stands beside Arjuna and shares the outward dangers of the battlefield as part of his chosen role.
संजय उवाच