Shloka 62
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
Devanagari script
तस्य शल्यो रणे क्रुद्धः शरै: संनतपर्वभि:
Transliteration
tasya śalyo raṇe kruddhaḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
Translation
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ക്രുദ്ധനായ ശല്യൻ ഉറച്ച സന്ധികളുള്ള അമ്പുകളാൽ അവനെ ആക്രമിച്ചു.
Word by Word
तस्यof him/that (person)
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
शल्यःShalya
शल्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशल्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past participle (क्त)
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
संनतपर्वभिःhaving well-bent joints/knots (i.e., well-made)
संनतपर्वभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनतपर्वन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)श
शल्य (Śalya)र
रण (battlefield)श
शर (arrows)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can dominate even a disciplined warrior: refined skill and well-crafted weapons, when driven by wrath, intensify harm. It implicitly warns that inner restraint is as crucial as martial competence in kṣatriya conduct.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya, enraged on the battlefield, attacks his opponent with well-made arrows—signaling an escalation in the combat and Śalya’s aggressive intent.