Shloka 13
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शल्यपर्वमें शल्यका युद्धविषयक तेरहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
sañjaya uvāca | cakrāṇāṃ patatāṃ cāpi yugānāṃ ca dharātale samadṛśyanta pārthasya rathamārgeṣu bhārata |
चक्राणां पततां चापि युगानां च धरातले । समदृश्यन्त पार्थस्य रथमार्गेषु भारत ॥ शिरोभिः कुण्डलोपेतैः पगडीभिश्च भूषितैः । भुजैः स्कन्धैश्च छत्रैश्च व्यजनैर्मुकुटैस्तथा ॥ रथैर्ध्वजैः पताकाभिस्तूणीरैः शरसंहतैः । ईषाभिरनुकर्षैश्च धुर्यै रज्जुभिरपि च ॥ त्रिवेणुभिश्च विविधैः शस्त्रैश्चापि समन्ततः । पांसुराशिरिवाभाति पार्थस्य रथवर्त्म तत् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tangible aftermath of violence: even the instruments of power—chariots and their gear—are reduced to wreckage. It implicitly points to the impermanence of worldly strength and the heavy cost that accompanies the kṣatriya pursuit of victory.
Sanjaya describes the battlefield scene around Arjuna’s advance: along the route of Arjuna’s chariot, fallen wheels and yokes lie scattered on the ground, indicating intense fighting and the destruction of chariots and warriors in his wake.