Shloka 186
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
मद्राणामधिपं शूरं शरैर्विव्याध पञ्चभि: । जब धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर शल्यके बाणोंसे पीड़ित हो गये, तब क्रोधमें भरे हुए सात्यकिने शूरवीर मद्रराजपर पाँच बाणोंका प्रहार किया
sañjaya uvāca | madrāṇām adhipaṃ śūraṃ śarair vivyādha pañcabhiḥ |
Disse Sañjaya: Então Sātyaki, inflamado de ira ao ver Yudhiṣṭhira, o filho do Dharma, atormentado pelas flechas de Śalya, atingiu com cinco setas o heróico senhor dos Madrakas. O episódio ressalta como, no caos da guerra, a lealdade ao aliado e o impulso de proteger o justo podem irromper em cólera, levando a uma retaliação veloz.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when fighting for a just cause, anger can quickly arise; the verse highlights the tension between righteous protection of allies and the moral danger of wrath-driven retaliation in war.
After Śalya’s arrows afflict Yudhiṣṭhira, Sātyaki, enraged, counters by piercing Śalya—the heroic king of Madra—with five arrows, as Sañjaya reports.