Shloka 32
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
चेकितानं हतं दृष्टवा पाण्डवेया महारथा:
cekitānaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍaveyā mahārathāḥ
قال سانجيا: «لمّا رأى محاربو الباندافا العظام على العجلات تشيكيتانا صريعًا، أخذتهم صدمةُ الفقد—حادثةٌ عمّقت عزمهم، وفي الوقت نفسه كشفت الثمنَ القاسي الذي لا يلين للحرب.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical weight of kṣatriya warfare: even righteous allies fall, and leaders must bear grief without abandoning duty. It highlights how loss tests resolve and exposes the human cost behind heroic ideals.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas’ foremost chariot-warriors see Cekitāna killed. His death becomes a turning point of emotion and urgency, intensifying the battle’s tension and the Pāṇḍava camp’s response.