Shloka 31
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
छित्त्वानदत् पाण्डुसुतस्य वीरो युधिष्ठटिरस्याजमीढस्य राज्ञ: । आकाशमें खड़े हुए देवताओं तथा रणक्षेत्रमें आये हुए राजाओंने देखा
chittvān adat pāṇḍusutasya vīro yudhiṣṭhirasya ājamīḍhasya rājñaḥ | ākāśe tiṣṭhadbhiḥ devataiḥ raṇakṣetre samāgatābhiḥ ca rājabhiḥ dṛṣṭam—śikhaṇḍinaḥ divyāstreṇa śalyasya astram vidīryamāṇam | rājan, mahātmā ca vīraḥ bhīṣmaḥ yuddhasthale ājamīḍhakulanandanaṃ pāṇḍuputraṃ rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram uddiśya tasya vicitraṃ dhanuḥ dhvajaṃ ca chittvā garjanam akarot ||
三阇耶说道：那位英雄斩断了般度之子、阿阇弥ḍha后裔——尤提施提罗王的弓与旗。立于空中的诸天与战场上云集的诸王，都看见尸佉ṇḍī的神圣飞矢将沙利耶之器击得粉碎。噢，大王，伟魂而勇武的毗湿摩在战阵之中，既断尤提施提罗华美之弓与王旗，便放声长吼——显出战争可怖的势头，连以正法著称者亦难免其锋。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most righteous figures are drawn into the harsh duties of kṣatriya-dharma during war; prowess and intimidation (cutting the bow and banner, roaring) function as instruments of battlefield strategy, while the presence of divine weapons underscores that human effort operates amid larger, fate-laden forces.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma severs Yudhiṣṭhira’s bow and standard and roars in triumph. Simultaneously, observers—gods above and kings on the field—see Śalya’s weapon being shattered by Śikhaṇḍī’s divine missile, highlighting the intensity and supernatural dimension of the combat.