Shloka 14
भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च
Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka
सुतसोमस्तु नवभि: शतानीकश्न सप्तभि: । अन्ये च बहव: शूरा विव्यधुस्तं समन््तत:,युधिष्ठिरने तिहत्तर, प्रतिविन्ध्यने सात, श्रुतकर्माने तीन, श्रुतकीर्तिने सात, सुतसोमने नौ और शतानीकने उसे सात बाण मारे तथा दूसरे बहुत-से शूरवीरोंने भी अश्वत्थामाको चारों ओरसे घायल कर दिया
Sutasomas tu navabhiḥ Śatānīkaś ca saptabhiḥ | anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā vivyadhus taṃ samantataḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Sutasoma struck him with nine arrows, and Śatānīka with seven. Many other valiant warriors too pierced him from all sides. The scene underscores the relentless, collective pressure of battle, where even a mighty fighter is hemmed in by coordinated assault, and where prowess is measured not only by individual heroism but by disciplined support of one’s cause.
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