Shloka 62
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
युध्यमानस्य भीमस्य सूतपुत्रो5स्त्रमायया । तस्येषुधी धनुर्ज्या च बाणै: संनतपर्वभि:,क्रोधमें भरे हुए सूतपुत्र कर्णने अपने अस्त्रोंकी मायासे तथा झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंद्वारा युद्धपरायण भीमसेनके दो तरकसों, धनुषकी प्रत्यंचा, बागडोर तथा घोड़े जोतनेकी रस्सियोंको भी युद्धस्थलमें काट डाला। फिर घोड़ोंको भी मारकर सारथिको पाँच बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | yudhyamānasya bhīmasya sūtaputro 'stramāyayā | tasyaiṣudhī dhanurjyā ca bāṇaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: As Bhīma fought on, the charioteer’s son Karṇa, by the deceptive mastery of his weapons, struck with arrows whose joints were bent and well-aimed, cutting down Bhīma’s quivers and even the bowstring. The episode underscores the ruthless precision of battlefield skill—where disabling an opponent’s means of combat becomes a decisive tactic, raising the ethical tension between valor in open contest and victory through calculated disarmament.
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