Shloka 26
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 45: Saubhadra–Lakṣmaṇa-saṃyoga and Kaurava Counter-Encirclement
धनूंष्यश्वान् नियन्तृश्व ध्वजान् बाहूंश्व साड्भदान् । शिरांसि च शितैर्बाणैस्तेषां चिच्छेद फाल्गुनि:,अर्जुनकुमारने अपने तीखे बाणोंद्वारा उनके धनुष, घोड़े, सारथि, ध्वज, अंगदयुक्त बाहु तथा मस्तक भी काट डाले
dhanūṁṣy aśvān niyantṝṁś ca dhvajān bāhūṁś ca sāṅgadān | śirāṁsi ca śitair bāṇais teṣāṁ ciccheda phālguṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: With razor-sharp arrows, Phālguna (Arjuna) cut down their bows, their horses, their charioteers, their standards, their arms adorned with armlets, and even their heads. The scene underscores the grim ethic of battlefield duty: decisive force is wielded not for personal cruelty, but to break the enemy’s capacity to fight in the relentless momentum of war.
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