Shloka 33
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ
Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation
तामापतन्तीं समरे शरवृष्टिं सुदारुणाम् । असिना तीक्ष्णधारेण चिच्छेद बलिनां वर:,बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ शिखण्डीने समरभूमिमें होनेवाली उस अत्यन्त भयंकर बाणवर्षाको तीखी धारवाली तलवारसे काट डाला
tām āpatantīṃ samare śaravṛṣṭiṃ sudāruṇām | asinā tīkṣṇadhāreṇa ciccheda balināṃ varaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: On the battlefield, that fiercely descending and exceedingly dreadful shower of arrows was cut apart with a sharp-edged sword by the foremost of the mighty—Śikhaṇḍin. The scene underscores the relentless escalation of war, where skill and resolve are used not for moral uplift but for survival and tactical advantage amid overwhelming violence.
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