Shloka 11

Devanagari script

शल्यसायकनुन्नानां पाण्डवानां महामृथधे । त्रातारं नाभ्यगच्छन्त केचित्तत्र महारथा:,जब शल्य अपने बाणोंसे पाण्डव महारथियोंकों आहत कर रहे थे, उस समय उस महासमरमें उन्हें कोई अपना रक्षक नहीं मिलता था

Transliteration

śalya-sāyaka-nunnānāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ mahā-mṛdhe | trātāraṁ nābhyagacchanta kecit tatra mahā-rathāḥ ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: في ذلك الاصطدام العظيم، حين كانت سهام شاليا تُصيب أبطال الباندافا، لم يجد أولئك الفرسان العظام من يأتيهم بحامٍ أو نصير في ساحة القتال—صورةٌ لقسوة ضغط الحرب الأخلاقي، حيث قد يُترك حتى الشجاع بلا ملجأ وسط اندفاع العنف.

Word by Word

शल्यof Shalya

सायकby arrows

नुन्नानाम्of those struck/impelled (wounded)

पाण्डवानाम्of the Pandavas

महामृधेin the great battle

त्रातारम्a protector/savior

नnot

अभ्यगच्छन्तthey reached/approached

केचित्some (persons)

तत्रthere

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Śalya

Pāṇḍavas

mahā-rathāḥ (great chariot-warriors)

sāyaka (arrows)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the battlefield reality that strength and status do not guarantee protection; when violence escalates, even great warriors may find themselves without immediate support. Ethically, it highlights the burden on leaders and allies to provide timely protection, and the stark consequences when coordination or refuge fails in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Śalya is powerfully striking the Pāṇḍava champions with his arrows. In that intense engagement, the Pāṇḍava maharathas do not find anyone coming forward as a protector or rescuer in the moment of crisis.