Shloka 25
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
ततः सुनिशितान् पीतान् समादत्त शिलीमुखान् । ससर्ज त्वरया युक्तः पुत्रांस्ते प्राप्प मारिष
tataḥ suniśitān pītān samādatta śilīmukhān | sasarja tvarayā yuktaḥ putrāṁs te prāpya māriṣa ||
三阇耶说道：随后，他取起一束磨砺锋利、泛着黄光的施利目迦箭；在急迫之中迅疾连发，以你的诸子为其目标，噢，长者。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of decisive action—speed, preparedness, and focus—while implicitly reminding the listener that such efficiency in war carries grave moral consequences when directed against one’s own kin in a fratricidal conflict.
Sañjaya reports that the warrior takes up sharp, yellow-hued arrows and quickly releases them toward Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas), emphasizing the rapid escalation and intensity of the combat.