Shloka 10
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
संरक्षितो भीमसेनेन राजा माद्रीसुता भ्यामथ माधवेन । मद्राधिपं पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगै: स्तनान्तरे धर्मसुतो निजघ्ने,धर्मपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरने भीमसेन, नकुल-सहदेव तथा सात्यकिसे सुरक्षित हो मद्रराज शल्यकी छातीमें उग्रवेगशाली बाणोंद्वारा प्रहार किया
saṁrakṣito bhīmasenena rājā mādrīsutābhyām atha mādhavena | madrādhipaṁ patribhir ugravegaiḥ stanāntare dharmasuto nijaghne ||
Sañjaya sprach: Von Bhīmasena, von Mādrīs beiden Söhnen (Nakula und Sahadeva) und von Sātyaki, Mādhavas Verbündetem, geschützt, traf König Yudhiṣṭhira, der Sohn Dharmas, den Herrn von Madra, Śalya, mit Pfeilen von wilder Schnelligkeit in die Brust.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a dharma-minded ruler must sometimes act decisively in war when duty demands it. The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: facing danger openly, relying on righteous allies, and using legitimate means in battle to neutralize a grave threat.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, protected by Bhīma, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Kṛṣṇa’s ally Sātyaki, shoots Śalya—the king of Madra—in the chest with swift, powerful arrows during the Kurukṣetra battle.