Shloka 35
Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)
सात्यकि: कृतवर्माणं नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे । विद्ध्वा विव्याध सप्तत्या पुनरन्यै: स्मयन्निव,सात्यकिने मुसकराते हुए-से एक नाराचद्वारा कृतवर्माकी छातीमें चोट की और पुनः अन्य सत्तर बाणोंद्वारा उसे क्षत-विक्षत कर दिया
satyaki ktavarm1anar1cena stan1ntare | viddhv1 vivy1dha saptaty1 punar anyai smayann iva ||
Sanjaya said: Satyaki, having pierced Kritavarman in the region of the chest with a sharp nar1ca-arrow, then again, as if smiling, struck him with seventy more arrows, tearing and wounding him further. The verse underscores the grim momentum of battle, where prowess and resolve harden into relentless violence, raising an implicit ethical tension between martial duty and the cruelty that war normalizes.
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