Shloka 52
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
साश्षारोहांश्व तुरगान् पत्तींश्वैव सहस्रधा । व्यपोथयत संग्रामे क्रुद्धों रुद्रः पशूनिव
sāśvārūḍhānś ca turagān pattīṃś caiva sahasradhā | vyapothayat saṅgrāme kruddho rudraḥ paśūn iva ||
সঙ্গ্ৰামত ক্ৰুদ্ধ হৈ তেওঁ অশ্বাৰোহী, অশ্ব আৰু পদাতিককো সহস্ৰধা চূৰ্ণ কৰিলে—যেন ক্ৰুদ্ধ ৰুদ্ৰে পশু সংহাৰ কৰে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the terrifying power of wrath in war: when anger dominates, destruction becomes sweeping and indiscriminate, inviting reflection on the ethical cost of violence and the need for restraint even amid conflict.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s onslaught in battle: he crushes mounted horsemen, their horses, and foot-soldiers in innumerable ways, and his ferocity is likened to Rudra striking down animals.