Shloka 30
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
तत: शल्यो महाराज स्वस््त्रीयौ रथिनां वरौ,महाराज! तदनन्तर शल्यने किये हुए प्रहारका बदला चुकानेकी इच्छा रखनेवाले रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अपने दोनों भानजोंको अनेक बाणोंसे पीड़ित किया। उनके बाणोंसे आच्छादित होनेपर भी नकुल-सहदेव विचलित नहीं हुए
tataḥ śalyo mahārāja svastriyau rathināṃ varau | mahārāja tad-anantaraṃ śalyena kṛte prahārasya badalaṃ cukānecchayā rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ svaubhau bhānjau anekaiḥ bāṇaiḥ pīḍitavān | teṣāṃ bāṇair ācchāditau api nakula-sahadevau na vicacālau |
Sañjaya dit : Alors, ô Roi, Śalya frappa les deux fils de sa sœur, les plus éminents des guerriers de char. Puis, le meilleur des combattants en char, désireux de rendre le coup porté par Śalya, accabla ses deux neveux de nombreuses flèches. Pourtant, bien qu’ils fussent couverts de traits, Nakula et Sahadeva ne vacillèrent pas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya steadiness under attack: even when struck repeatedly, a warrior should not lose composure. It also shows how the impulse to ‘repay a blow’ drives escalation in war, raising ethical awareness about retaliation and self-control amid violence.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya engages Nakula and Sahadeva (his sister’s sons). In response to Śalya’s strike, a leading chariot-warrior seeks to return the injury and showers the two brothers with many arrows; despite being covered by shafts, Nakula and Sahadeva remain unshaken.