Shloka 25
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
युद्धविषयक कार्यविशेषके ज्ञाता वे दोनों वीर अविचलभावसे रणभूमिमें डटे हुए थे। वे एक-दूसरेपर क्रोधपूर्वक गदाओंका प्रहार करके अत्यन्त घायल हो गये और दो इन्द्रध्वजोंके समान एक ही साथ पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े। उस समय दोनों सेनाओंके वीर हाहाकार करने लगे ।।
bhṛśaṁ marmāṇy abhihatāv ubhāv astāṁ suvihvalau | tataḥ sva-ratham āropya madrāṇām ṛṣabhaṁ raṇe ||
サञ्जयは語った。戦の諸事に通じた二人の勇士は、心揺るがず戦場に踏みとどまっていた。怒りに駆られて互いに棍棒を打ち下ろし、深手を負うや、二本のインドラ旗が同時に倒れるかのごとく、そろって大地に崩れ落ちた。そのとき両軍の勇者たちは悲鳴をあげた。急所を幾度も打たれて二人は朦朧となり、やがて戦のただ中で「マドラの雄牛」をその者自身の戦車へと担ぎ上げた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: prowess and anger culminate in grievous injury, yet the battlefield code still compels immediate practical duty—securing and supporting a fallen leader. It highlights how dharma in war can coexist with, but cannot erase, the suffering produced by violence.
Two warriors have been struck in their vital points and are left stunned and incapacitated. In the ensuing moment, the foremost man of the Madras is lifted and placed onto his own chariot amid the ongoing battle, while the surrounding forces react with loud cries.