Shloka 11
प्रविश्य च महत् सैन्यं शल्य: परबलार्दन: । न्ययच्छत् तुरगान् हृष्टो यत्र यत्रैच्छदग्रणी:
praviśya ca mahat sainyaṃ śalyaḥ parabala-ardanaḥ | nyayacchat turagān hṛṣṭo yatra yatraicchad agraṇīḥ ||
संजय बोले—शत्रु-बल को पीड़ित करनेवाले शल्य ने उस विशाल सेना में प्रवेश करके जहाँ-जहाँ सेनापति की इच्छा हुई, वहीं-वहीं हर्षपूर्वक घोड़ों को रोककर साध लिया।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power must be governed by disciplined control and obedience to rightful command; the ability to restrain (not merely to charge) is presented as a crucial virtue and tactical skill.
Shalya enters the thick of the great army and, responding to the leader’s intention, repeatedly checks and positions the chariot-horses wherever needed, showing active, skillful charioteering amid battle movements.