Shloka 30
शतानीकमथायान्तं मद्रराजो महामृथे । विशिखेैर्बहुभिरविद्ध्वा ततो निन्ये यमक्षयम्,उस महासमरमें वहाँ आते हुए शतानीकको बहुत-से बाणोंद्वारा घायल करके मद्रराज शल्यने उन्हें यमलोक पहुँचा दिया
śatānīkam athāyāntaṃ madrarājo mahāmṛdhe | viśikhair bahubhir viddhvā tato ninye yamakṣayam ||
Sañjaya said: In that great clash, the king of Madra, Śalya, struck the advancing Śatānīka with many arrows and, having thus wounded him, sent him to Yama’s imperishable realm.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark moral atmosphere of the Kurukṣetra war: valor and duty unfold within a field where death comes swiftly. It evokes the kṣatriya world-view—combat as a fated passage—while also reminding the listener of war’s irreversible cost and the relentless movement toward Yama’s domain.
As Śatānīka advances in the battle, Śalya—the king of Madra—pierces him with many arrows and kills him, described poetically as sending him to Yama’s imperishable abode.