Shloka 40
Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)
अथास्य तं रथं दिव्यं तिलशो व्यधमच्छरै: । पताकां चक्ररक्षांश्ष॒ गदां खड्गं च मारिष
athāsya taṁ rathaṁ divyaṁ tilaśo vyadhamac charaiḥ | patākāṁ cakrarakṣāṁś ca gadāṁ khaḍgaṁ ca māriṣa
তাৰ পাছত, হে মাৰিষ, সি নিজৰ বাণে সেই দিব্য ৰথখন তিল তিলকৈ চূৰ্ণ-বিচূৰ্ণ কৰি পেলালে। তাৰ পতাকা, চক্ৰৰক্ষক, গদা আৰু খড়্গ—সকলোকে সি ভাঙি/পতিত কৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the harsh ethics of battlefield duty, effectiveness and precision can eclipse outward symbols of grandeur—divine chariots, banners, and weapons are still subject to destruction. It points to the fragility of status and protection when confronted by determined martial prowess.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) attacks an opponent’s splendid chariot with arrows, breaking it into pieces and striking down its banner, wheel-guards, and even the mace and sword—depicting a decisive disabling of the enemy’s mobility, protection, and armament.