Shloka 1
Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)
ऑफ क्र ३. धनुर्वेदके दस अंग इस प्रकार हैं--व्रत, प्राप्ति, धृति, पुष्टि, स्मृति, क्षेप, शत्रुभेदन, चिकित्सा, उद्दीपन और कृष्टि। २. दीक्षा, शिक्षा, आत्मरक्षा और इसका साधन--ये धनुर्वेदके चार चरण कहे गये हैं। सप्तमो<्ध्याय: राजा शल्यके वीरोचित उद्गार तथा श्रीकृष्णका युधिष्ठिरको शल्यवधके लिये उत्साहित करना संजय उवाच एतच्छुत्वा वचो राज्ञो मद्रराज: प्रतापवान् | दुर्योधनं तदा राजन् वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! राजा दुर्योधनकी यह बात सुनकर प्रतापी मद्रराज शल्यने उससे इस प्रकार कहा--
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
etac chrutv01 vaco r01j f1o madrar01ja prat01pav01n |
duryodhana tad01 r01jan v01kyam etad uv01ca ||
Sanjaya said: O King, hearing these words of the king, the valiant ruler of Madra, Shalya, then addressed Duryodhana with the following reply. The scene turns to Shalyas warriorly response, setting the moral tension between loyalty to an ally and the hard truths demanded by dharma amid war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic moment in war: true counsel must be spoken even among allies. By introducing Shalyas reply to Duryodhana, it signals that valor and loyalty are not enough without clear-eyed discernment and ethically grounded advice.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Shalya, the powerful king of Madra, has heard Duryodhanas words and is about to respond. This is a transition verse setting up Shalyas forthcoming speech.