Shloka 30
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
भीम॑ विव्याध दशभि: कड्कपनत्रै: शिलाशितै: । कार्मुकं चास्य चिच्छेद भल्लेन निशितेन च
bhīmaṁ vivyādha daśabhiḥ kaṅkapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | kārmukaṁ cāsya ciccheda bhallena niśitena ca ||
三阇耶说道：他以十支箭射穿毗摩，箭羽如鹭羽，箭镞经石磨而锋利；又以一支锐利、刃如剃刀的阔刃箭，斩断了毗摩的弓。此言凸显战技的冷酷精确——勇武不凭言辞，而在于毫不迟疑地废去对手之力。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethic: decisive action and technical mastery can neutralize an adversary’s capacity to fight (here, by cutting the bow), showing how power in war often turns on skillful restraint or escalation rather than mere rage.
In Sañjaya’s narration of the Karṇa Parva battle, a warrior strikes Bhīma with ten stone-sharpened, heron-feathered arrows and then severs Bhīma’s bow with a sharp bhalla, temporarily disarming him.