Shloka 4
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
शल्यस्तु नवभिर्बाणैर्भीमसेनमताडयत् । कृतवर्मा त्रिभिर्बाणै: कृपश्च नवशभि: शरै:,शल्यने नौ बाणोंसे भीमसेनको गहरी चोट पहुँचायी। फिर कृतवर्मने तीन और कृपाचार्यने उन्हें नौ बाण मारे
śalyas tu navabhir bāṇair bhīmasenam atāḍayat | kṛtavarmā tribhir bāṇaiḥ kṛpaś ca navaśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
サञ्जयは言った。「シャリヤは九本の矢でビーマセーナを打ち、深手を負わせた。ついでクリタヴァルマンが三本の矢で貫き、クリパ（クリパーチャーリヤ）もさらに九本の矢を浴びせた。戦場ではこのように、休みなき連携の暴威がふるわれ、武勇と自軍への義務が、戦士たちに一瞬の猶予も与えず優勢を押し広げさせるのである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: once battle is joined, warriors act with unwavering commitment to their chosen side and duty, even when it means inflicting severe harm. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension between dharma as obligation and the human cost of violence.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya wounds Bhīma with nine arrows; immediately afterward, Kṛtavarmā and then Kṛpa also shoot Bhīma with additional arrows, showing a concentrated, sequential assault on a key Pāṇḍava fighter.