Shloka 453
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्त: प्रहरन्त: परस्परम् । नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका प्रयोग करके परस्पर प्रहार करनेवाले महारथी एक- दूसरेको लक्ष्य करके गर्जना करते थे
anyonyam abhigarjantaḥ praharantaḥ parasparam | nānā-prakārakaiḥ astra-śastraiḥ prayogaṃ kṛtvā paraspara-prahāra-karaṇā mahārathāḥ eka-ekaṃ lakṣyaṃ kṛtvā garjanāṃ cakruḥ |
Dijo Sañjaya: Rugiendo unos contra otros y golpeándose por turno, los grandes guerreros de carro arrojaban y blandían armas de muchas clases. Fijando a cada adversario como blanco, tronaban desafíos y se devolvían golpe por golpe.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the reciprocal nature of violence in war: challenge answers challenge, blow answers blow. It implicitly frames the ethical tension of kṣatriya valor—skill and courage are displayed, yet the scene also underscores how quickly conflict intensifies and how dharma is strained amid mutual aggression.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where great chariot-warriors confront each other directly, shouting war-cries, taking aim, and attacking with a wide range of missile and hand-held weapons, each fixing the other as the immediate target.