Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 39
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
गान्धारराजं शीघ्रास्त्रमनुसृत्य यशस्विनौ । अचिरात् प्रत्यदृश्येतां माद्रीपुत्रो ससात्यकी
sañjaya uvāca |
gāndhārarājaṃ śīghrāstram anusṛtya yaśasvinau |
acirāt pratyadṛśyetāṃ mādrīputro sasātyakiḥ ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Persiguiendo al rey de Gāndhāra, Śakuni, veloz en el manejo de las armas, los dos ilustres hijos de Mādrī—junto con Sātyaki—pronto aparecieron a la vista.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of steadfast pursuit and solidarity among allies, while implicitly reminding the reader that even valor and skill operate within a wider dharma-crisis—where duty in war proceeds amid profound moral cost.
Sañjaya reports that Nakula and Sahadeva (the sons of Mādrī), accompanied by Sātyaki, quickly appear while chasing Śakuni, the king of Gāndhāra, who is described as rapid in weapon-use.
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