Shloka 10
मद्रराजस्तत: शल्य: श्वेतानश्वान् महाजवान् | प्राहिणोच्चेदिपडचालान् करूषांश्न महाबल:,तब महाबली मद्रराज शल्यने महान् वेगशाली श्वेत अश्वोंको चेदि, पांचाल और करूषोंकी ओर हाँक दिया
madrarājas tataḥ śalyaḥ śvetān aśvān mahājavān | prāhiṇoc cedipañcālān karūṣāṁś ca mahābalaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Śalya, the mighty king of Madra, urged on his swift white horses and drove his chariot forcefully toward the Cedis, the Pāñcālas, and the Karūṣas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos in the Mahābhārata: decisive action and martial resolve in battle. Ethically, it also serves as a reminder that prowess and speed, though admirable as warrior virtues, operate within a larger tragic conflict where dharma is strained by the necessity and consequences of war.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya, the Madra king, drives his swift white horses forward, directing his advance against the Cedi, Pāñcāla, and Karūṣa forces—signaling an aggressive movement or charge into that section of the battlefield.