Shloka 463
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
धर्मराजमवच्छाद्य सिंहवद् व्यनदन्मुहु: । मान्यवर! विजयके लिये प्रयत्न करनेवाले उन समस्त योद्धाओंको सब ओरसे बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित करके शल्य धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको भी ढककर बारंबार सिंहके समान गर्जना करने लगे
dharmarājam avacchādya siṁhavad vyanadan muhuḥ |
Sanjaya berkata—di tengah para kesatria yang berjuang demi kemenangan, Shalya menutupi Dharmaraja Yudhishthira dari segala arah dengan hujan anak panah, lalu berulang kali mengaum laksana singa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even Dharmarāja, emblem of righteousness, can be outwardly overwhelmed in war; the passage highlights the tension between dharma (moral order) and the brutal momentum of victory-seeking combat, reminding readers that ethical stature does not guarantee immunity from violence or adversity.
Sañjaya describes Śalya surrounding and ‘covering’ Yudhiṣṭhira with volleys of arrows; after pressing the attack, Śalya repeatedly roars like a lion, signaling dominance and intensifying the battlefield’s terror and urgency.