Shloka 463
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
धर्मराजमवच्छाद्य सिंहवद् व्यनदन्मुहु: । मान्यवर! विजयके लिये प्रयत्न करनेवाले उन समस्त योद्धाओंको सब ओरसे बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित करके शल्य धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको भी ढककर बारंबार सिंहके समान गर्जना करने लगे
dharmarājam avacchādya siṁhavad vyanadan muhuḥ |
Sanjaya sprach: Nachdem Śalya Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) von allen Seiten mit einem Pfeilhagel bedeckt hatte, brüllte er —im Streben nach Sieg, zusammen mit den Kriegern, die darum kämpften— immer wieder wie ein Löwe.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even Dharmarāja, emblem of righteousness, can be outwardly overwhelmed in war; the passage highlights the tension between dharma (moral order) and the brutal momentum of victory-seeking combat, reminding readers that ethical stature does not guarantee immunity from violence or adversity.
Sañjaya describes Śalya surrounding and ‘covering’ Yudhiṣṭhira with volleys of arrows; after pressing the attack, Śalya repeatedly roars like a lion, signaling dominance and intensifying the battlefield’s terror and urgency.