Shloka 23
तानापतत एवाशु पज्चानां वै भुजच्युतान् । वारयामास समरे शस्त्रसड्घै: स मद्रराट्,परंतु मद्रराज शल्यने समरांगणमें अपने शस्त्रसमूहों द्वारा उन पाँचों वीरोंके हाथोंसे छूटे हुए उक्त सभी अस्त्रोंका शीघ्र ही निवारण कर दिया
tān āpatata evāśu pañcānāṁ vai bhujacyutān | vārayāmāsa samare śastrasanghaiḥ sa madrarāṭ ||
Sañjaya said: As those missiles, released from the hands of the five warriors, came rushing in, the king of Madra, Śalya, swiftly checked them on the battlefield with volleys of his own weapons—showing the hard discipline of war where alertness and countermeasure decide life and death.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the battlefield ethic of the Mahābhārata, a kṣatriya’s duty includes vigilance, restraint, and measured response: Śalya’s swift countering of incoming weapons illustrates disciplined skill rather than reckless aggression.
Weapons hurled by five warriors rush toward Śalya; he immediately neutralizes them in combat by launching clusters of his own weapons, preventing their impact.