Shloka 3
अलोलुप: शल: सन्धो वातवेगसुवर्चसौ । एते समेत्य सहिता भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शिता:
alolupaḥ śalaḥ sandho vātavegasuvarcasau | ete sametya sahitā bhrātṛvyasanakarśitāḥ ||
अलोलुपः शलः सन्धो वातवेगसुवर्चसौ। एते समेत्य सहिता भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शिताः॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how hostility and the suffering caused by enemies can force people into solidarity; in the ethical landscape of the Mahābhārata, war breeds both alliances and further cycles of retaliation, reminding the listener that enmity (bhrātṛvya-bhāva) has tangible, corrosive consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a group of named warriors—Alolupa, Śala, Sandha, Vātavega, and Suvarcas—have assembled together, described as being afflicted by misfortune brought about through conflict with their foes, indicating a coordinated movement or regrouping amid the ongoing battle events of the Karṇa Parva.