Shloka 49
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
ततोअस्य धनुरेकेन द्वाभ्यां सूतं॑ च मारिष । चिच्छेद समरे तूर्ण तं च विव्याध सप्तभि:,आर्य! तदनन्तर एक बाणसे उसके धनुषको काट दिया, दोसे उसके सारथिको क्षत- विक्षत कर दिया और सात बाणोंसे उस युद्धस्थलमें स्वयं दुष्कर्णको भी तुरंत घायल कर दिया
tato 'sya dhanur ekena dvābhyāṃ sūtaṃ ca māriṣa | ciccheda samare tūrṇaṃ taṃ ca vivyādha saptabhiḥ ||
三阇耶说道：于是，在战阵之中，他迅疾施为：以一箭斩断其弓；再以两箭击中并重创其御者；继而又以七箭立刻洞穿杜斯迦尔那本人。此事彰显刹帝利战争的冷酷精确：按部就班地瘫痪敌手的作战凭藉——先毁其兵器，再伤其驭者，最后才及其身——成为战场成规之内一种阴沉而有序的手段。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh discipline of kṣatriya-dharma in war: combat is fought with speed and skill, often by first disabling the opponent’s capacity to fight (weapon and chariot-team) before directly engaging the warrior—an ethically fraught but culturally recognized battlefield method.
Sañjaya reports a rapid sequence of archery feats: the attacker severs the opponent’s bow with one arrow, strikes the charioteer with two arrows, and then wounds Duṣkarṇa with seven arrows, turning the tide of that immediate exchange.