Shloka 316
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
महामेघानिव बहून् शैलावस्तोदयावुभौ । उस समय आपके पुत्र दुर्योधन तथा पराक्रमी मद्रराज शल्यने उन सबको आगे बढ़नेसे रोका। ठीक उसी तरह, जैसे अस्ताचल और उदयाचल दोनों बहुसंख्यक महामेघोंको रोक देते हैं
mahāmeghān iva bahūn śailāv astodayāv ubhau |
サンジャヤは言った。汝の子ドゥルヨーダナと、勇猛なるマドラ王シャリヤは、多くの戦士たちの進撃を押しとどめた――あたかも西の没する山と東の昇る山、その二つの山脈が、夥しい大雲の群れをせき止めるがごとく。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of steadfast leadership: a determined pair of commanders can restrain and redirect a much larger force. Ethically, it points to how individual will and authority can influence the course of collective action in war—for good or ill—by becoming either a protective barrier or an obstructive one.
Sanjaya describes how Duryodhana and the mighty Shalya prevent a large body of fighters from pressing forward. He illustrates their blocking force through a simile: like the eastern and western mountains that seem to hold back great masses of clouds.