Shloka 10
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
संरक्षितो भीमसेनेन राजा माद्रीसुता भ्यामथ माधवेन । मद्राधिपं पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगै: स्तनान्तरे धर्मसुतो निजघ्ने,धर्मपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरने भीमसेन, नकुल-सहदेव तथा सात्यकिसे सुरक्षित हो मद्रराज शल्यकी छातीमें उग्रवेगशाली बाणोंद्वारा प्रहार किया
saṁrakṣito bhīmasenena rājā mādrīsutābhyām atha mādhavena | madrādhipaṁ patribhir ugravegaiḥ stanāntare dharmasuto nijaghne ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dilindungi oleh Bhīmasena, oleh dua putera Mādrī (Nakula dan Sahadeva), serta oleh Sātyaki sekutu Mādhava, Raja Yudhiṣṭhira—putera Dharma—memanah Śalya, penguasa Madra, tepat di dada dengan anak panah yang meluru ganas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a dharma-minded ruler must sometimes act decisively in war when duty demands it. The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: facing danger openly, relying on righteous allies, and using legitimate means in battle to neutralize a grave threat.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, protected by Bhīma, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Kṛṣṇa’s ally Sātyaki, shoots Śalya—the king of Madra—in the chest with swift, powerful arrows during the Kurukṣetra battle.