Shloka 39
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
स धर्मराजो मणिहेमदण्डां जग्राह शक्ति कनकप्रकाशाम् | नेत्रे च दीप्ते सहसा विवृत्य मद्राधिपं क्रुद्धमना निरैक्षत्
sa dharmarājo maṇihemadaṇḍāṃ jagrāha śaktiṃ kanakaprakāśām | netre ca dīpte sahasā vivṛtya madrādhipaṃ kruddhamanā niraikṣat |
संजय म्हणाला—धर्मराज युधिष्ठिराने मणी व सुवर्णजडित दंड असलेली, सोन्यासारखी झळकणारी शक्ती हातात घेतली. मग मनात क्रोध धरून, सहसा रोषाने जळणारे डोळे विस्फारून, मद्राधिपती शल्याकडे कटाक्ष टाकला।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a figure identified with dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira) can be driven toward anger in the extremity of battle; the verse highlights the ethical strain of war, where inner restraint is tested and righteous identity must contend with sudden wrath.
Sañjaya describes Yudhiṣṭhira grasping a brilliant spear with a gem-and-gold shaft and, with eyes flaring and widening in anger, turning his fierce gaze toward Śalya, the king of Madra—signaling an imminent confrontation.