Shloka 45
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
छाद्यमान: शरौघेण हृष्टरूपतरो5भवत् | तयोश्वाप्यभवत् प्रीतिरतुला मातृकारणात्
chādyamānaḥ śaraughena hṛṣṭarūpataro 'bhavat | tayoś cāpy abhavat prītir atulā mātṛkāraṇāt |
قال سنجيا: مع أنه كان مُغَشًّى بسيلٍ من السهام، ازداد شاليا بهاءً وابتهاجًا. وفي قلبَي ناكولا وسهاديڤا أيضًا نهضت نحوه مودةٌ لا نظير لها، مولودةٌ من رابطة الأم.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, human bonds and gratitude rooted in family ties can persist; the verse highlights heroic composure under attack and the ethical complexity of war where affection and duty coexist.
Śalya is being showered with arrows yet remains visibly exhilarated and undaunted. Nakula and Sahadeva, connected to him through their mother’s lineage, feel a deep, incomparable affection toward him despite the battlefield setting.