Shloka 23
Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
ततो भीमो महेष्वास: फाल्गुनश्न महारथ: । कौरवाणां चमूं घोरां भृशं दुद्रुवतू रणे
sañjaya uvāca | tato bhīmo maheṣvāsaḥ phālgunaś ca mahārathaḥ | kauravāṇāṃ camūṃ ghorāṃ bhṛśaṃ dudruvatuḥ raṇe | ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarcchet kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ |
三阇耶说道：随后，伟弓手毗摩与大车战士法尔古那（阿周那）在战场上以巨力驱迫可怖的俱卢军阵节节后退。他们以三支兀鹫翎羽之箭射向每一名对手，使其剧痛，并折断敌军的冲势。凭借严整的武艺与相互配合，他们开始在阵中击溃那支骇人的俱卢大军。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma in action: disciplined strength and coordinated effort can check a larger force. Ethically, it illustrates how resolve and skill, when aligned with a just cause in the epic’s framing, can turn the tide against an oppressive host.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma and Arjuna press hard against the Kaurava formation, striking opponents with triple-arrow volleys and driving the army back on the battlefield, initiating a rout of the Kaurava troops in that phase of the fight.