Shloka 52
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
चन्द्रसेनं च सप्तत्या सूतं च नवभि: शरै:
candrasenaṃ ca saptatyā sūtaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်— သူသည် စန္ဒရစေနကို မြား ခုနစ်ဆယ်စင်းဖြင့် ထိုးနှက်၍၊ ရထားမောင်းသူကိုလည်း မြား ကိုးစင်းဖြင့် ထိုးနှက်လေ၏။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the uncompromising intensity of war: skill and resolve are shown through precise, overwhelming strikes, and even non-royal battlefield roles (like the charioteer) become targets—highlighting how conflict erodes ordinary ethical boundaries while still operating within the harsh logic of martial duty.
Sañjaya reports a combat moment in which a warrior (implied from context) showers Candrasena with seventy arrows and also wounds the charioteer with nine arrows, indicating a tactical attempt to disable both the fighter and the chariot’s operation.