Shloka 10
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
क्षुरप्रेण प्रमथ्याशु पातयामास भूतले । तब रणभूमिमें क्रुद्ध हुए भीमसेनने एक क्षुरप्रसे दुर्मरषणका मस्तक शीघ्रतापूर्वक पृथ्वीपर काट गिराया ।। ततो<5परेण भल्लेन सर्वावरणभेदिना
sañjaya uvāca | kṣurapreṇa pramathyāśu pātayāmāsa bhūtale | tato 'pareṇa bhallena sarvāvaraṇabhedinā |
三阇耶说道：他以剃刃般锋利的箭镞迅疾击中，将其掀落于地；继而又以一支阔刃强矢——能洞穿一切甲胄——继续猛攻。此景昭示战场上由技艺与怒火驱动的无情暴烈：常情的约束尽被压倒，生命顷刻断绝。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim immediacy of war: skill and anger can end life instantly, reminding the listener of the heavy moral weight borne by warriors and the tragic cost of kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya describes a combatant being swiftly felled by a razor-headed arrow, followed by the use of another broad-headed, armor-piercing arrow as the attack continues on the battlefield.