Shloka 61
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
ततः: शल्ये निपतिते मद्रराजानुजो युवा
tataḥ śalye nipatite madrarājānujo yuvā
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, tatkala Śalya telah gugur, tampil ke hadapan adinda muda raja Madra (Śalya)—menandai giliran seterusnya dalam susur galur perang yang muram, ketika pertalian darah dan kewajipan mendorong para pahlawan menggantikan yang terbunuh.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world’s harsh ethic: when a leader falls, duty and clan loyalty compel another—often a close relative—to step forward, showing how war turns familial bonds into obligations that perpetuate violence.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya has fallen in battle, and immediately a young man—identified as the younger brother of the Madra king (Śalya)—moves into the foreground, indicating the next combatant’s emergence after Śalya’s defeat.