Shloka 28
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
भुजावुच्छित्य शस्त्र च शब्देन महता तत:
bhujāv ucchitya śastraṃ ca śabdena mahatā tataḥ
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ បន្ទាប់មក គាត់លើកដៃ និងអាវុធឡើង ហើយបន្លឺសំឡេងហៅយ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្លា ដ៏កក្រើក។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the Mahābhārata’s war narrative, outward acts—like raising weapons and shouting—serve moral and strategic functions: they strengthen one’s own resolve and cohesion while testing the enemy’s courage. The verse highlights how psychological force operates alongside physical combat.
Sañjaya reports that, at that moment in the battle, a warrior (implied by context) lifts his arms and weapon and produces a loud cry, signaling aggression and readiness, and energizing the battlefield atmosphere.