Shloka 11
Adhyāya 40 (Book 7, Droṇa-parva): Abhimanyu’s Rapid Advance and Battlefield Disruption
तस्योरस्तूर्णमासाद्य जन्रुदेशे विभिद्य तम्,वह बाण तुरंत ही उसके वक्ष:स्थलपर पहुँचकर उसके गलेकी हँसलीको विदीर्ण करता हुआ पंखसहित भीतर घुस गया, मानो कोई सर्प बाँबीमें समा गया हो। तत्पश्चात् अभिमन्युने दुःशासनको पचीस बाण और मारे
tasya uras tūrṇam āsādya grīvā-deśe vibhidya tam, sa bāṇaḥ patra-sahitaḥ antar eva praviśat, yathā sarpo valmīke samāviśet. tataḥ paścād abhimanyunā duḥśāsanaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā bāṇaiḥ punar api jaghāna.
Sanjaya said: The arrow swiftly struck his chest and, piercing the region of the collarbone at the throat, entered inside with its feathers, like a serpent slipping into an anthill. After that, Abhimanyu again shot Duhshasana with twenty-five arrows—pressing the battle forward with relentless force amid the harsh ethics of war.
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