Shloka 1236
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
धर्मराजस्तथा षष्ट्या गात्रे शल्यं समार्पयत् । तत्पश्चात् भीमसेनने सत्तर, सात्यकिने नौ और धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने साठ बाणोंसे शल्यके शरीरको चोट पहुँचायी
sañjaya uvāca | dharmarājas tathā ṣaṣṭyā gātre śalyaṃ samārpayat | tatpaścāt bhīmasenena saptatyā sātyakine navabhiḥ dharmarājā yudhiṣṭhirena ṣaṣṭyā bāṇaiḥ śalyasya śarīraṃ samāhatam |
Disse Sañjaya: O rei Yudhiṣṭhira atingiu o corpo de Śalya com sessenta flechas. Depois disso, Bhīmasena feriu-o com setenta, Sātyaki com nove, e Yudhiṣṭhira novamente com sessenta. Na disciplina sombria do campo de batalha, os Pāṇḍava apertam o assalto com determinação medida, subordinando a emoção pessoal às duras exigências do dever na guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the righteous (Dharmaraja) may be compelled to act forcefully when bound by kṣatriya-dharma; the episode highlights disciplined action under duty in a tragic war, rather than personal hatred as the guiding motive.
Sanjaya reports a sequence of coordinated attacks on King Śalya: Yudhiṣṭhira hits him with sixty arrows, then Bhīma with seventy, Sātyaki with nine, and Yudhiṣṭhira again with sixty—showing sustained pressure in the battlefield exchange.