Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 22
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
द्रौपदेयांस्तथा सर्वान् माद्रीपुत्रौी च पाण्डवौ । धृष्टद्युम्नं च शैनेयं शिखण्डिनमथापि च
sañjaya uvāca |
draupadeyāṁs tathā sarvān mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau |
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ ca śaineyaṁ śikhaṇḍinam athāpi ca ||
સંજય બોલ્યો: તેણે દ્રૌપદીના સર્વ પુત્રોને, માદ્રીના બે પાંડવપુત્રોને, તેમજ ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્ન, શૈનેય (સાત્યકી) અને શિખંડીને પણ આઘાત કર્યો.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the relentless force of battle and the kṣatriya ideal of martial prowess, while implicitly reminding the listener that even justified warfare carries ethical gravity: violence falls upon relatives and allies, and victory is pursued through disciplined, concentrated action.
Sañjaya reports that a powerful warrior strikes key Pāṇḍava-side fighters—Draupadī’s sons, Nakula and Sahadeva, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Sātyaki, and Śikhaṇḍin—each with ten arrows, and then unleashes a dense barrage of arrows likened to Indra’s monsoon rain.
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