Shloka 13

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

आकर्णपूर्णायतसम्प्रयुक्तै: शरैस्तदा संयति तैलधौतै: । अन्योन्यमाच्छादयतां महारथौ मद्राधिपश्चापि युधिष्ठिरश्ष

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

ākarṇapūrṇāyatasamprayuktaiḥ śarais tadā saṃyati tailadhautaiḥ |

anyonyam ācchādayatāṃ mahārathau madrādhipaś cāpi yudhiṣṭhiraś ca ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ກາງສະໜາມຮົບ ມະຫາຣະຖີສອງອົງ—ຊາລະຍະ ຈອມເມືອງມັດຣະ ແລະ ຢຸດທິສຖິຣະ—ໄດ້ຍິງລູກສອນທີ່ດຶງຄັນທະນູຈົນເຖິງຫູ ແລ້ວປ່ອຍອອກດ້ວຍແຮງເຕັມທີ່; ກ້ານລູກສອນມັນມັນດັ່ງຖືກລ້າງດ້ວຍນ້ຳມັນ. ດ້ວຍລູກສອນອັນແຫຼມຄົມນັ້ນ ທັງສອງໄດ້ປົກຄຸມກັນແລະກັນ ດັ່ງຝົນອາວຸດບໍ່ຂາດສາຍ.

Word by Word

• आकर्णपूर्णायतसम्प्रयुक्तैः: with (arrows) shot after drawing the bow to the ear, fully extended and well-released
• आकर्णपूर्णायतसम्प्रयुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकर्ण-पूर्ण-आयत-सम्प्रयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• संयति: in battle
• संयति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयत्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तैलधौतैः: with oil-washed (arrows)
• तैलधौतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैल-धौत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अन्योन्यम्: each other (mutually)
• अन्योन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य

• आच्छादयताम्: they two covered/overshadowed
• आच्छादयताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-छद्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Dual

• महारथौ: the two great chariot-warriors
• महारथौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• मद्राधिपः: the king of Madra (Shalya)
• मद्राधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्र-अधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Madra
• arrows (śarāḥ)
• battlefield/combat (saṃyati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ideal of unwavering skill and resolve in battle, while implicitly underscoring the ethical gravity of war: even the most disciplined martial excellence unfolds within a tragic arena where duty and destruction coexist.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Śalya (king of Madra) and Yudhiṣṭhira as they exchange fully drawn, oil-polished arrows, each attempting to ‘cover’ the other with a dense shower of missiles in direct chariot-to-chariot combat.