Shloka 10
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
क्षुरप्रेण प्रमथ्याशु पातयामास भूतले । तब रणभूमिमें क्रुद्ध हुए भीमसेनने एक क्षुरप्रसे दुर्मरषणका मस्तक शीघ्रतापूर्वक पृथ्वीपर काट गिराया ।। ततो<5परेण भल्लेन सर्वावरणभेदिना
sañjaya uvāca | kṣurapreṇa pramathyāśu pātayāmāsa bhūtale | tato 'pareṇa bhallena sarvāvaraṇabhedinā |
サンジャヤは言った。「剃刀のごとく鋭い鏃の矢で、彼はたちまち打ち据えて地に倒した。さらに、あらゆる鎧を貫く広刃の矢をもって攻めを継いだ。そこにあるのは、怒りと武の技が常の抑制を踏みにじり、命が一瞬で断たれる、戦場の容赦なき暴力である。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim immediacy of war: skill and anger can end life instantly, reminding the listener of the heavy moral weight borne by warriors and the tragic cost of kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya describes a combatant being swiftly felled by a razor-headed arrow, followed by the use of another broad-headed, armor-piercing arrow as the attack continues on the battlefield.