Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 10
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
नकुलं च चतुःषष्ट्या धृष्टद्युम्नं च पठचभि: । सप्तभिद्रौपदेयां श्र त्रिभिविव्याध सात्यकिम्
nakulaṃ ca catuḥṣaṣṭyā dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ | saptabhir draupadeyāṃś ca tribhir vivyādha sātyakim ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവൻ നകുലനെ അറുപത്തിനാലു ബാണങ്ങളാൽ, ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നനെ അഞ്ചാൽ, ദ്രൗപദേയരെ ഏഴാൽ, സാത്യകിയെ മൂന്നാൽ കുത്തി.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined, targeted nature of kṣatriya warfare: even in violent conflict, a warrior’s actions are portrayed as deliberate—aimed at principal opponents and executed with controlled skill rather than random cruelty.
In the ongoing battle, a warrior (implied by context) shoots multiple arrows at several prominent Pāṇḍava-side fighters—Nakula, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Draupadeyas, and Sātyaki—wounding them in quick succession as Sañjaya reports the action.