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Mahabharata · Parva 7, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 16

Mahabharata 7.21.16

ततः सत्यजितक्चापं छित्त्वा द्रोणो वृकस्य च । षड्भि: ससूतं सहयं शरैद्रोणो5वधीद्‌ वृकम्‌,आचार्य द्रोणने सत्यजित्‌ और वृक दोनोंके धनुष काटकर छ: बाणोंद्वारा उन्होंने सारथि और घोड़ोंसहित वृकको मार डाला

tataḥ satyajitaś cāpaṃ chittvā droṇo vṛkasya ca | ṣaḍbhiḥ sasūtaṃ sahayaṃ śarair droṇo ’vadhīd vṛkam ||

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa cut down the bows of both Satyajit and Vṛka. With six arrows he slew Vṛka together with his charioteer and horses—showing how, in the ruthless momentum of battle, mastery in arms can swiftly decide life and death.

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