Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 41
Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host
माद्रीपुत्रौ तु रभसौ कृतास्त्रौ युद्धदुर्मदौ । अभ्ययातां त्वरायुक्तौ जिगीषन्तौ परंतप
mādrīputrau tu rabhasau kṛtāstrau yuddha-durmadau | abhyayātāṁ tvarāyuktau jigīṣantau paraṁtapa ||
Sañjaya said: The two sons of Mādrī—impetuous, fully trained in weapons, and fiercely intoxicated with the ardor of battle—rushed forward in great haste, desiring victory, O scorcher of foes, and charged King Śalya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how martial skill and the desire for victory can intensify into battle-fervor, yet the Mahābhārata frames such energy within the larger moral burden of dharma—especially when relatives and allies are forced into opposing sides.
Sañjaya reports that Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin sons of Mādrī, swiftly advance and charge King Śalya, driven by eagerness to win and confident in their weapon-training.