Shloka 303
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां महाराज शराभ्यां रणमूर्थनि । महाराज! माद्रीके प्रतापी पुत्र नकुलने बिना किसी घबराहटके युद्धके मुहानेपर दो-दो बाणोंसे उन दोनों भाइयोंको घायल कर दिया
dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ mahārāja śarābhyāṃ raṇamūrdhani |
三阇耶说道：大王啊，在战阵最前沿，他以箭“二二相继”射中他们，使两位兄弟皆负伤。大王！玛德丽那英勇的儿子纳库拉临战毫不惊惶，于战斗的门槛处以每次两矢伤及那对兄弟。此景彰显战争冷峻而不息的精准：勇气与技艺毫不迟疑地展露，而伤及亲族的道德重负，则在俱卢之野的大悲剧中默然潜伏。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined, unsentimental execution of a warrior’s duty in battle—precision and fearlessness at the front line—while implicitly reminding the reader that such prowess unfolds within the ethically fraught setting of a fratricidal war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at the forefront of the fight, a warrior wounds two brothers by shooting two arrows at each—an image of rapid, methodical combat in the Shalya Parva battle sequence.