Shloka 143
शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्
Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally
अभ्यघ्नन् युयुधानश्न मद्रराजपदानुगान् । ऐसी बातें कहते हुए उन मद्रराजके अनुगामी वीर योद्धाओंको द्रौपदीके महारथी पुत्रों और सात्यकिने मारना आरम्भ किया
abhya-ghnan yuyudhānaś ca madra-rāja-padānugān |
Sañjaya berkata: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) mulai menebas para kesatria yang mengikuti jejak raja Madra. Dalam gelombang pertempuran yang sama, putra-putra Draupadī—para mahāratha—bersama Sātyaki pun mulai membantai para pahlawan yang berpihak pada Madra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how allegiance to a ruler or cause (here, the Madra king Śalya) binds followers to the moral and practical consequences of that leadership. In the battlefield frame of kṣatriya-dharma, warriors act decisively, yet the narrative invites reflection on how collective loyalty can lead many into destruction.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) begins cutting down the warriors aligned with Śalya, the king of Madra. Along with him, Draupadī’s sons (the Draupadeyas), described as great chariot-warriors, also commence the slaughter of those Madra-affiliated fighters.