Shloka 286
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ
Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation
शरैरबहुभिराच्छिद्य पातयामास संयुगे । राजन्! तदनन्तर क्रोधमें भरे अश्वत्थामाने आधे निमेषमें बहुत-से बाणोंद्वारा शिखण्डीके ध्वज, सारथि, घोड़ों और आयुधोंको रणभूमिमें काट गिराया
śarair bahubhir ācchidya pātayāmāsa saṁyuge | rājan! tad-anantaraṁ krodham-eṁ bhare aśvatthāmāne ardha-nimeṣeṇa bahu-śe bāṇaiḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ dhvajaṁ sārathiṁ ghoḍān āyudhāni ca raṇabhūmau kāṭa girāyā |
Sañjaya said: “With many arrows he cut them down and made them fall in the thick of battle. O King, immediately thereafter, Ashvatthāmā—filled with wrath—within half a moment, by means of numerous shafts, struck down on the battlefield Śikhaṇḍin’s banner, charioteer, horses, and weapons.”
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