Shloka 276
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
मद्रराजश्न दशभिर्विव्यधु: फाल्गुनं रणे । फिर कर्णने बत्तीस, वृषसेनने सात, जयद्रथने तिहत्तर, कृपाचार्यने दस तथा मद्रराज शल्यने भी दस बाण मारकर रफक्षेत्रमें अर्जुनको बींध डाला
madrarājaḥ śalyas tu daśabhir vivyadha phālgunaṃ raṇe |
サञ्जयは語った――戦のただ中で、マドラ国王シャリヤはファールグナ（アルジュナ）を十本の矢で射貫いた。この報は、カウラヴァの勇将たちがアルジュナに向けて集中し、呼吸を合わせて加えた猛攻を示し、絶え間ない圧迫と、武と忍耐が死の応酬の中で試される戦場の苛烈な掟を浮き彫りにする。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects the Mahābhārata’s war-ethic: in a dharma-yuddha, warriors meet force with force, and steadfastness under assault becomes a measure of kṣatriya duty. It also shows how narration frames violence as a test of resolve rather than mere brutality.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya, the Madra king, strikes Arjuna (Phālguna) with ten arrows during the battle, as part of the intense exchanges between leading warriors in the Droṇa Parva.