Shloka 10
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
ततः शल्यो महाराज कृत्वा कदनमाहवे । ससैन्यो5थ स मध्याल्ले धर्मराजेन घातित:,महाराज! तत्पश्चात् सेनासहित शल्य युद्धमें बड़ा भारी संहार मचाकर मध्याह्नकालमें धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके हाथसे मारे गये
tataḥ śalyo mahārāja kṛtvā kadanam āhave | sa-sainyo 'tha sa madhyāhne dharmarājena ghātitaḥ ||
മഹാരാജാ, തുടർന്ന് ശല്യൻ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഭീകരസംഹാരം നടത്തി; പിന്നെ മധ്യാഹ്നത്തിൽ അവൻ തന്റെ സൈന്യത്തോടുകൂടി ധർമ്മരാജ യുദ്ധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ കൈയ്യാൽ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral arc within the epic’s war narrative: immense destructive power on the battlefield does not grant immunity; actions culminate in consequences, and the figure identified with dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira) becomes the instrument by which a major agent of carnage is brought down.
After wreaking heavy destruction in the battle, Śalya is slain around midday by Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, along with his forces—marking a decisive turning point in the Shalya Parva’s opening account.