Shloka 45
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
छाद्यमान: शरौघेण हृष्टरूपतरो5भवत् | तयोश्वाप्यभवत् प्रीतिरतुला मातृकारणात्,उनके बाणसमूहोंसे आच्छादित होकर भी शल्य अत्यन्त प्रसन्न ही हुए। माताके नाते नकुल और सहदेवके मनमें भी उनके प्रति अनुपम प्रेमका भाव था
chādyamānaḥ śaraughena hṛṣṭarūpataro 'bhavat | tayoś cāpy abhavat prītir atulā mātṛkāraṇāt |
Sañjaya sprach: Obwohl ihn ein Strom von Pfeilen bedeckte, wurde Śalya nur umso strahlender und begeisterter. Und auch in Nakula und Sahadeva erwachte eine unvergleichliche Zuneigung zu ihm, geboren aus dem Band über ihre Mutter.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, human bonds and gratitude rooted in family ties can persist; the verse highlights heroic composure under attack and the ethical complexity of war where affection and duty coexist.
Śalya is being showered with arrows yet remains visibly exhilarated and undaunted. Nakula and Sahadeva, connected to him through their mother’s lineage, feel a deep, incomparable affection toward him despite the battlefield setting.