Shloka 16
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
त॑ तु दुर्योधन:षष्ट्या विद्ध्वा भीम॑ महाबलम् | त्रिभिरन्यै: सुनिशितैर्विशोकं प्रत्यविध्यत,यह देख दुर्योधनने साठ बाणोंसे महाबली भीमसेनको घायल करके अन्य तीन पैने बाणोंसे सारथि विशोकको भी घायल कर दिया
taṁ tu duryodhanaḥ ṣaṣṭyā viddhvā bhīmaṁ mahābalam | tribhir anyaiḥ suniśitair viśokaṁ pratyavidhyata ||
Sañjaya said: Duryodhana, having pierced the mighty Bhīma with sixty arrows, then struck the charioteer Viśoka as well with three other exceedingly sharp shafts. The scene underscores the relentless escalation of violence in battle, where even the non-royal attendants of war—such as charioteers—become targets amid the drive to disable an opponent’s fighting capacity.
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