Shloka 37
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
मयि स्थिते च समरे निरुद्धेषु च पाण्डुषु पुनरावर्तते तूर्ण मापकं बलमोजसा
mayi sthite ca samare niruddheṣu ca pāṇḍuṣu punarāvartate tūrṇaṃ māmakaṃ balam ojasā
قال سنجيا: «حين أقف ثابتًا في ساحة القتال ويُكبح تقدّم الباندافا، فإن جيشنا سيعود سريعًا، ويجمع كامل بأسه، ثم يستأنف القتال بقوة متجددة».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a wartime ethic of resolve and morale: steadfast leadership on the field is presented as capable of checking the enemy’s momentum and restoring one’s own army’s confidence, so that it returns to action with renewed vigor.
Sañjaya reports a tactical expectation: once the speaker stands firm in the battle and the Pāṇḍavas’ forward surge is halted, the Kaurava forces—having recoiled or scattered—will quickly regroup, return, and fight again with full energy.