Shloka 21
शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः
Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय माद्रीपुत्रो महारथ: । मद्रराजरथं तूर्ण पूरयामास पत्रिभि:,इसके बाद माद्रीपुत्र महारथी नकुलने तुरंत ही दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर मद्रराजके रथको बाणोंसे भर दिया
athānyad dhanur ādāya mādrīputro mahārathaḥ | madrarājarathaṃ tūrṇaṃ pūrayāmāsa patribhiḥ ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ បន្ទាប់មក នកុល មហារថី កូនប្រុសនៃមាទ្រី បានយកធ្នូថ្មីមួយ ហើយប្រញាប់រហ័សបាញ់ព្រួញដូចភ្លៀង បំពេញរទេះសង្គ្រាមរបស់ស្តេចមទ្រ។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: disciplined readiness (taking up another bow) and swift, focused action in battle. Ethical emphasis lies not in cruelty but in steadfast performance of one’s role amid a righteous conflict as framed by the epic’s narrative.
Sañjaya reports that Nakula, son of Mādrī, quickly takes a second bow and showers Śalya—the king of Madra—so intensely with arrows that Śalya’s chariot is said to be ‘filled’ with them, indicating a sustained and overwhelming volley.