Shloka 48
यमाश्रित्याकरोद् बैरं पुत्रस्ते स गतो दिवम् | आदाय तव पुत्राणां जयाशां शर्म वर्म च
yamāśrityākarod bairaṃ putras te sa gato divam | ādāya tava putrāṇāṃ jayāśāṃ śarma varma ca
Śalya berkata: “Bersandar pada Yama, putramu menumbuhkan permusuhan, dan kini ia telah pergi ke surga. Ia pun membawa serta harapan kemenangan putra-putramu—beserta ketenteraman dan perisai-pelindung mereka.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
In war, hostility driven by reliance on death or fate leads to irreversible loss; when a key warrior falls, not only life is lost but also the morale, security, and strategic ‘armour’ of the whole side. The verse underscores the ethical weight of enmity and the cascading consequences of violent choices.
Śalya addresses an opponent leader (contextually, the Kaurava side) and remarks that the addressed person’s son has died and gone to heaven. He adds that with that death the hope of victory, along with the sense of safety and protection of the remaining sons, has been carried away—indicating a collapse of confidence and defensive strength.