Shloka 2536

Devanagari script

अपोवाह कृप: शल्यं तूर्णणायोधनादथ । भीम और शल्य दोनोंके मर्मस्थानोंमें गहरी चोटें लगी थीं; इसलिये दोनों ही अत्यन्त व्याकुल हो गये थे। इतनेहीमें कृपाचार्य मद्रराज शल्यको अपने रथपर बिठाकर तुरंत ही युद्धभूमिसे दूर हटा ले गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | apovāha kṛpaḥ śalyaṃ tūṛṇaṃ nāyodhanād atha |

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Então Kṛpa levou Shalya rapidamente para longe do campo de batalha. Tanto Bhīma quanto Shalya haviam sofrido feridas profundas em pontos vitais, e por isso ambos foram tomados por extrema aflição; nesse momento, Kṛpācārya colocou Shalya, rei de Madra, em seu carro e o retirou depressa do combate.

Word by Word

अपोवाहcarried away, removed

कृपःKripa

शल्यंShalya

तूर्णम्quickly

रणात्from the battle

योधनात्from the fighting, from combat

अथthen

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Śalya (Madrarāja)

Bhīma

battlefield

chariot

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, discernment and responsibility matter: when a warrior is grievously wounded and no longer capable of righteous combat, protecting life and withdrawing him can be a legitimate act of duty, balancing martial obligation with humane restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhīma and Śalya suffer deep injuries to vital points, both become severely distressed. At that moment Kṛpācārya places Śalya on his chariot and quickly removes him from the battlefield.