Shloka 28
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
“'जनार्दन! भूरिश्रवा, शल्य, शाल्व तथा अवन्ति देशके वीर मारे गये तो भी यह युद्धकी ज्वाला शान्त न हो सकी ।। जयद्रथे च निहते राक्षसे चाप्यलायुधे । बाह्विके सोमदत्ते च नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्,“जयद्रथ, बाह्विक, सोमदत्त तथा राक्षस अलायुध--ये सभी परलोकवासी हो गये तो भी यह युद्धकी प्यास न बुझ सकी
sañjaya uvāca— “janārdana! bhūriśravāḥ śalyaḥ śālva tathā avanti-deśake vīrā māritā api, naiva yuddha-jvālā śāntim agamat. jayadrathe ca nihate rākṣase cāpy alāyudhe, bāhvike somadatte ca, naivāśāmyata vaiśasam.”
Sañjaya disse: “Ó Janardana! Ainda que heróis como Bhurishravas, Shalya, Shalva e o guerreiro da terra de Avanti tenham sido mortos, a labareda desta guerra não se extinguiu. Mesmo depois de Jayadratha ter sido abatido, e também o rakshasa Alayudha, e após caírem Bahvika e Somadatta, a violência não arrefeceu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the self-perpetuating nature of hatred and vengeance: even the fall of renowned warriors does not automatically end violence. Ethically, it points to how adharma-driven conflict becomes a consuming fire (yuddha-jvālā) that is not easily extinguished merely by victory or death, but requires a change in intent and restraint.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra, addressing Krishna as ‘Janardana’ in the quoted speech, that despite the deaths of major Kaurava-side figures—Bhurishravas, Shalya, Shalva, a warrior from Avanti, Jayadratha, the rakshasa Alayudha, Bahvika, and Somadatta—the slaughter and momentum of the Kurukshetra war continue unabated.