Shloka 48
भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103
बिभेद च सुसंरब्ध: पुनश्नैनान् सुसंशितै: । शरैरबहुविधाकारै: शतशो5थ सहस्रश:,इसके बाद पुनः कुपित हो भाँति-भाँतिके सैकड़ों और हजारों तीखे बाणोंद्वारा उन सबको गहरी चोट पहुँचायी
bibheda ca susa rabdha punar en1n su-sa bitai | arair bahu-vidh1k1rai atao 'tha sahasraa ||
तो पुन्हा तो अत्यंत क्रुद्ध होऊन नानाविध, सुसंशित तीक्ष्ण बाणांनी—शेकडो व हजारो—त्यांना पुन्हा भेदू लागला आणि खोल जखमा करू लागला।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the escalation of violence driven by anger: once rage takes hold, the act of harming becomes repetitive and amplified (hundreds and thousands of arrows). In the Mahabharata's ethical frame, it warns how even duty-bound warfare can be morally perilous when fueled by uncontrolled passion.
Sanjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) attacks again, striking the opposing side repeatedly with many varieties of sharp arrows in vast numbers, causing severe injuries.