Shloka 28
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
भुजावुच्छित्य शस्त्र च शब्देन महता तत:
bhujāv ucchitya śastraṃ ca śabdena mahatā tataḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian dia mengangkat lengan dan senjatanya, lalu melaungkan pekik yang besar dan bergema.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the Mahābhārata’s war narrative, outward acts—like raising weapons and shouting—serve moral and strategic functions: they strengthen one’s own resolve and cohesion while testing the enemy’s courage. The verse highlights how psychological force operates alongside physical combat.
Sañjaya reports that, at that moment in the battle, a warrior (implied by context) lifts his arms and weapon and produces a loud cry, signaling aggression and readiness, and energizing the battlefield atmosphere.