Shloka 31
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
इस तरहकी बातें करते हुए सूंजयवीर अत्यन्त हर्षमें भरकर आपके भागते हुए योद्धाओंका पीछा करने लगे ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
dhanañjayo rathānīkam abhyavartata vīryavān |
mādrīputrau ca śakuniṃ sātyakiś ca mahārathaḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອພວກສຣິນຈະຍະເວົ້າດັ່ງນັ້ນ ດ້ວຍຄວາມຍິນດີຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ ພວກເຂົາກໍໄດ້ໄລ່ຕາມນັກຮົບຂອງທ່ານທີ່ກຳລັງຫນີ. ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ທະນັນຈະຍະ (ອາຣຊຸນ) ຜູ້ກ້າຫານ ໄດ້ພຸ້ນເຂົ້າໃສ່ກອງລົດຮົບຂອງທ່ານ. ພ້ອມກັນນັ້ນ ບຸດທັງສອງຂອງມາດຣີ (ນະກຸລ ແລະ ສະຫະເທວ) ແລະ ມະຫາຣະຖີ ສາຕະຍະກີ ກໍໄດ້ຮຸກເຂົ້າໂຈມຕີ ຊະກຸນິ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, action is portrayed as purposeful and duty-bound: the Pāṇḍava side advances with resolve, aiming at decisive points (formations and key leaders). The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma as disciplined courage rather than uncontrolled fury.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna assaults the Kaurava chariot formation, while Nakula and Sahadeva together with Sātyaki move to attack Śakuni, indicating a coordinated push against both the enemy’s main force and a prominent strategist.