Shloka 563
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरद् रथात् । कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिरने समरांगणमें सामने खड़े हुए शल्यकी ध्वजाके अग्रभागको एक भल्लके द्वारा रथसे काट गिराया
pramukhe vartamānasya bhallena apāharad rathāt |
संजय म्हणाला—समोर उभ्या असलेल्या शल्याच्या ध्वजाचा अग्रभाग कुंतीपुत्र युधिष्ठिराने एका भल्लबाणाने कापून रथावरून खाली पाडला।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a dharma-framed war, victory often turns on dismantling the opponent’s supports—especially visible emblems of authority and morale. The fall of a banner signifies the fragility of pride and the impermanence of worldly signs of dominance.
Sañjaya narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, facing Śalya in battle, shoots a bhalla-arrow that cuts down the forward part of Śalya’s banner from his chariot, causing it to fall.