Shloka 30
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 19 — Saṃśaptaka–Trigarta Assault and Aindra-astra Counter
अष्टावष्टगवान्यूहु: शकटानि यदायुधम् | अह्नस्तदष्टभागेन द्रौणिश्षिक्षेप मारिष,मान्यवर! आठ बैलोंसे जुते हुए आठ छकड़ोंने जितने आयुध ढोये थे, उन सबको अश्वत्थामाने उस दिनके आठवें भागमें चलाकर समाप्त कर दिया
aṣṭāv aṣṭagavāny ūhuḥ śakaṭāni yad āyudham | ahnas tad-aṣṭabhāgena drauṇiḥ ṣikṣepa māriṣ ||
Sañjaya said: The weapons that eight wagons, each drawn by eight oxen, had carried—Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa, discharged and expended all of them within one-eighth of that day. The report underscores the terrifying speed and intensity with which a single warrior’s prowess can magnify the destructiveness of war, where human skill becomes an instrument of overwhelming harm.
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