Shloka 173
भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च
Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka
श्रुतकीर्तेस्तथा चापं चिच्छेद निशितै: शरैः । फिर श्रुतकीर्तिको नौ
śrutakīrtes tathā cāpaṃ ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
三阇耶曰：他以锋利如剃刀之箭，亦斩断了室卢多吉尔提（Śrutakīrti）之弓。继而在同一阵战势中，他以九箭射击室卢多吉尔提，以五箭射击苏多索摩（Sutasoma），以八箭射击室卢多羯摩（Śrutakarman），以三箭射击普罗提温陀耶（Prativindhya），以九箭射击舍多尼迦（Śatānīka），以五箭射击法子由提施提罗（Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira）；其余诸勇士，则各以二箭加之。此景昭示战争冷酷而不息的机括：武威不在言辞，而在折其兵器、层层削弱，连最卓绝的战士亦难免被磨损。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic typical of kṣatriya-dharma: victory is pursued through skill and tactical disabling (cutting the bow), yet the narration also invites reflection on the tragic inevitability of harm in war, where even righteous figures are subjected to violence.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) uses sharp arrows to sever Śrutakīrti’s bow and then showers multiple named Pāṇḍava-side heroes—Śrutakīrti, Sutasoma, Śrutakarman, Prativindhya, Śatānīka, and Yudhiṣṭhira—with specified numbers of arrows, while striking other warriors as well.