Shloka 22
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
नकुल: समरे शक्ति सहदेवो गदां शुभाम् | धर्मराज: शतघ्नीं च जिघांसु: शल्यमाहवे,भीमसेनने प्रज्वलित सर्पके समान नाराच चलाया, नकुलने संग्रामभूमिमें शल्यपर शक्ति छोड़ी, सहदेवने सुन्दर गदा चलायी और धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने रणक्षेत्रमें शल्यको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे उनपर शतघ्नीका प्रहार किया
sañjaya uvāca | nakulaḥ samare śaktiṃ sahadevo gadāṃ śubhām | dharmarājaḥ śataghnīṃ ca jighāṃsuḥ śalyam āhave | bhīmasenena prajvalita-sarpaka-samānān nārācān pracālitān | nakulena saṅgrāma-bhūmau śalye prati śaktiḥ kṣiptā | sahadevena sundarā gadā pracālitā | dharmarājena yudhiṣṭhireṇa raṇa-kṣetre śalyaṃ hantum icchatā śataghnī-praghātaḥ kṛtaḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。激戦のただ中で、ナクラは槍を投げ、サハデーヴァは見事な棍棒（ガダー）を放った。さらに法王ユディシュティラは、戦場でシャリヤを討たんとする一念から、「シャタガニー（śataghnī）」の武器で彼を打った。ビーマセーナは燃え立つ蛇のごとく、鋭い矢を放った。かくしてパーンダヴァらは、それぞれ得手の武器を携え、戦の苛烈な要請の中で正しき決意を行いとして示したのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is framed by intention and duty: the Pāṇḍavas act with focused resolve against a formidable foe, illustrating kṣatriya responsibility under dharma—decisive action undertaken for a perceived just cause, not for mere cruelty.
Sañjaya describes a coordinated assault on Śalya: Nakula hurls a spear, Sahadeva swings/launches a mace, Yudhiṣṭhira strikes with a śataghnī intending to kill Śalya, and Bhīma releases fierce arrows likened to a blazing serpent.