Shloka 28
Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)
तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा हस्तावापं निकृत्य च । प्राहिणोत्नेशितान् बाणान् पज्च राजज्छिलाशितान्,राजन! तब कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिरने कृतवर्माके धनुष और दस्तानेको काटकर उसके ऊपर पाँच तीखे बाण चलाये जो शिलापर तेज किये गये थे
tasya pārtho dhanuś chittvā hastāv āpaṁ nikṛtya ca | prāhiṇot neśitān bāṇān pañca rājañ śilāśitān ||
Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira), having cut down his bow and also severed his hand-guard, released five well-aimed arrows, O King—arrows sharpened upon stone. The act shows disciplined force in battle: decisive disarming of the opponent’s means of harm, followed by controlled, targeted strikes rather than reckless slaughter.
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