Shloka 3
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
सात्यकिं दशभिर्विद्ध्वा भीमसेन त्रिभि: शरै: । सहदेवं त्रिभिरविंद्ध्वा युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत्,उन्होंने सात्यकिको दस, भीमसेनको तीन तथा सहदेवको भी तीन बाणोंसे घायल करके युधिष्ठिरको भी पीड़ित कर दिया
sātyakiṃ daśabhir viddhvā bhīmasenaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ | sahadevaṃ tribhir avindhvā yudhiṣṭhiram apīḍayat ||
Sañjaya said: Having struck Sātyaki with ten arrows, Bhīmasena with three, and Sahadeva with three as well, he further pressed and pained Yudhiṣṭhira—intensifying the battle’s pressure upon the Pāṇḍavas. The verse underscores the relentless, targeted nature of warfare, where even the righteous are subjected to suffering amid the clash of duties and arms.
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