Shloka 25
सोअन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय गाड़्ेयो वेगवत्तरम् । (जघान निशितैर्बाणैरर्जुनं परवीरहा ।) तदप्यस्य शितैर्बाणैस्त्रिभिश्चिच्छेद फाल्गुन:
sa anyat kārmukam ādāya gāṅgeyo vegavattaram | jaghāna niśitair bāṇair arjunaṁ paravīrahā || tad apy asya śitair bāṇais tribhiś ciccheda phālgunaḥ | atāḍayan raṇe bhīṣmaṁ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ ||
三阇耶说道：随后，恒河之子、屠敌勇将的毗湿摩又执起一张更为迅疾有力的弓，以锐箭射伤阿周那。然而法尔古那（阿周那）以三支利矢再度斩断其弓。与此同时，斯林阇耶诸军同心协力，从四面八方在战场上围攻毗湿摩。此段揭示战阵中冷峻的法则：神勇必遭神勇相抗；纵使最强之士亦为形势所制——此处毗湿摩的脆弱因合围之压而加剧，更因誓愿与旧约所牵引的道义张力而沉重。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield dimension of kṣatriya-dharma: relentless effort, quick counteraction, and strategic coordination. It also suggests an ethical tension—great warriors are not merely defeated by strength but by circumstance and collective pressure, foreshadowing how vows and prior moral choices can shape one’s vulnerability in war.
Bhīṣma takes up a second, faster bow and shoots Arjuna with sharp arrows. Arjuna immediately severs that bow with three arrows. At the same time, the Sṛñjaya forces, united, continue striking Bhīṣma from all sides in the battle.