Those shafts, that were capable of piercing through the very vital part and that were shot by the foremost of the twice-born persons, aiming at all the vital parts, had not struck you through the favour of the celestials.
दैवयोगात्तु ते बाणा नापतन् मर्मभेदिनः॥ प्रेषिता द्विजमुख्येन मर्माण्युद्दिश्य सर्वतः!