Shloka 13
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शल्यपर्वमें शल्यका युद्धविषयक तेरहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
sañjaya uvāca | cakrāṇāṃ patatāṃ cāpi yugānāṃ ca dharātale samadṛśyanta pārthasya rathamārgeṣu bhārata |
サンジャヤは言った。バラタよ、パールタの戦車の轍に沿って、地には落ちた車輪や轭が見えた。アルジュナの進撃にかき乱された戦場には、砕け散った戦車具の山と、斬り離された戦士たちの残骸が積み重なっていた――武の冴えがいかに速やかに誇りと所有を破滅へ変え、戦の勢いが損失の跡を目に見える形で残すかを示す光景である。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tangible aftermath of violence: even the instruments of power—chariots and their gear—are reduced to wreckage. It implicitly points to the impermanence of worldly strength and the heavy cost that accompanies the kṣatriya pursuit of victory.
Sanjaya describes the battlefield scene around Arjuna’s advance: along the route of Arjuna’s chariot, fallen wheels and yokes lie scattered on the ground, indicating intense fighting and the destruction of chariots and warriors in his wake.