Shloka 24
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 17 — Śālva’s encampment and the Yādava counter-engagement at Dvārakā
ततो मोहं समापन्ने तनये मम भारत । मुमोच बाणांस्त्वरित: पुनरन्यान् दुरासदान्,भारत! मेरे पुत्रके मूर्च्छित हो जानेपर भी शाल्वने उनपर और भी बहुत-से दुर्धर्ष बाण शीघ्रतापूर्वक छोड़े
tato mohaṃ samāpanne tanaye mama bhārata | mumoca bāṇāṃs tvaritaḥ punar anyān durāsadān ||
โอ้ภารตะ แม้บุตรของเราจะตกอยู่ในภาวะมึนงงสิ้นสติแล้ว ศาลวะก็มิได้ยั้งมือ กลับรีบยิงศรอันยากต้านทานออกไปอีกเป็นอันมาก
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical pressure-point in warfare: the capacity for relentless violence even when the opponent is incapacitated. It implicitly invites reflection on kṣatriya-dharma—whether valor should be tempered by restraint and compassion, or driven solely by victory.
Vāyudeva narrates that when his son became unconscious, Śālva did not pause; instead he quickly shot additional, formidable arrows at him, intensifying the assault despite the son’s helpless condition.