Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 29
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
अजातशत्रुं कौन्तेयम भ्यधावद् युधिष्ठिरम् । महाबली मद्रराज मेघोंकी गर्जनाके समान सिंहनाद कर रहे थे। उनके द्वारा मारी जाती हुई पाण्डव-सेना भागकर अजातशत्रु कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिरके पास चली गयी ।।
sañjaya uvāca | ajātaśatruṃ kaunteyam abhyadhāvad yudhiṣṭhiram | mahābalī madrarājaḥ meghānāṃ garjanā-samo siṃhanādaṃ karoti sma | tena tāḍyamānā pāṇḍava-senā bhagnā ajātaśatruṃ kuntīkumāraṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ prati jagāma || tāṃ sammṛdya tataḥ saṅkhye laghu-hastaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: Raja Madra yang maha gagah, Śalya, meluru ke arah Yudhiṣṭhira putera Kuntī, yang dikenali sebagai Ajātaśatru. Dengan ngauman singa, seperti guruh awan, dia menabur gerun di medan. Bala tentera Pāṇḍava yang ditewaskannya pun pecah dan lari menuju Ajātaśatru Yudhiṣṭhira. Setelah menghimpit dan menghancurkan mereka dalam pertempuran, pahlawan bertangan pantas itu menikam mereka dengan anak panah yang tajam.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a ruler famed as Ajātaśatru—one who bears no enmity—must face the harsh necessities of kṣatriya-dharma in war: protecting the host, steadying morale, and meeting force with disciplined resolve rather than hatred.
Śalya, the powerful king of Madra, charges toward Yudhiṣṭhira with a thunder-like lion-roar. His assault breaks the Pāṇḍava ranks, and the fleeing troops stream back toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Śalya then continues to overwhelm them with swift, sharp arrow-fire.
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