Shloka 29
दुःशासननिग्रहः—द्रोणधृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धप्रसङ्गः
Rebuke of Duḥśāsana; Context of the Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Combat
ततो युधिष्रो राजा मद्रराजानमाहवे । विद्ध्वा पज्चाशता बाणै: पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभि:,तदनन्तर राजा युधिष्ठिरने युद्धमें मद्रराज शल्यको पचास बाणोंसे घायल करके पुनः सात बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें बीध डाला
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā madrarājānam āhave | viddhvā pañcāśatā bāṇaiḥ punar vivyādha saptabhiḥ ||
قال سانجيا: ثم إن الملك يودهيشثيرا، في خضمّ المعركة، أصاب ملك مادرا شاليا بخمسين سهماً، ثم عاد فطعنه بسبعة سهام أخرى.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty in a dharmic frame: even a ruler known for righteousness must act firmly in war when obligated by role and circumstance, while the narration remains morally aware of the gravity of violence.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira strikes Śalya, the king of Madra, first with fifty arrows and then with seven more, intensifying the exchange in the Drona Parva battle sequence.