Shloka 55
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
माद्रीपुत्रो शतेनाजी विव्याथ निशितै: शरै: । फिर सात्यकिको पचीस, भीमसेनको पाँच तथा माद्रीके पुत्रोंकी सौ तीखे बाणोंसे रणभूमिमें घायल कर दिया ।। एवं विचरतस्तस्य संग्रामे राजसत्तम
mādrīputro śatenājī vivyātha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | evaṃ vicaratas tasya saṃgrāme rājasattama ||
サञ्जयは語った。マードリーの子は戦場にて鋭き矢百本をもって彼を射抜き、野に重き傷を負わせた。かくして、その最勝の王が激戦のただ中を駆け巡るあいだ、武器の衝突は絶えず—武人たちはそれぞれの理解するところに従い、苛烈なる戦の要請の下でクシャトリヤの務めを押し進めた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: prowess and duty are enacted through disciplined action, yet the consequences are immediate and bodily. It frames combat as a domain where dharma is claimed through conduct, even as suffering is unavoidable.
Sañjaya reports that Mādrī’s son (Nakula or Sahadeva) pierces an opponent with a hundred sharp arrows, wounding him on the battlefield, while the addressed ‘best of kings’ continues moving amid the ongoing fight.