Shloka 19
Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
तत्र तत्रापविद्धैश्व बाहुभि श्रन्दनोक्षितै: । ऊरुभि क्षु नरेन्द्राणां समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी
sañjaya uvāca | tatra tatrāpaviddhaiś ca bāhubhiś candanokṣitaiḥ | ūrubhiś ca narendrāṇāṃ samāstīryata medinī || ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarcat kaṅkabārhiṇavājitaiḥ |
三阇耶说道：在那场战斗中，大地在此处彼处铺满了诸王被斩落的臂与股——那些手臂还涂着檀香膏——使战场仿佛以王者残肢为毯。随后他以三矢射中每一名战士，箭羽如兀鹫之翎，令其剧痛难当，显出刹帝利战法那阴沉而无情的准则：在遍地毁灭之中，以武勇证名。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya-dharma in war: valor and duty are pursued amid devastating loss, reminding the listener of the impermanence of bodily glory and the moral weight of violence even when sanctioned by duty.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield littered with the severed, sandal-anointed limbs of fallen kings, and notes that a warrior is striking each opponent with three vulture-feathered arrows, intensifying the carnage and pressure of the fight.