Shloka 30
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
तत: शल्यो महाराज स्वस््त्रीयौ रथिनां वरौ,महाराज! तदनन्तर शल्यने किये हुए प्रहारका बदला चुकानेकी इच्छा रखनेवाले रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अपने दोनों भानजोंको अनेक बाणोंसे पीड़ित किया। उनके बाणोंसे आच्छादित होनेपर भी नकुल-सहदेव विचलित नहीं हुए
tataḥ śalyo mahārāja svastriyau rathināṃ varau | mahārāja tad-anantaraṃ śalyena kṛte prahārasya badalaṃ cukānecchayā rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ svaubhau bhānjau anekaiḥ bāṇaiḥ pīḍitavān | teṣāṃ bāṇair ācchāditau api nakula-sahadevau na vicacālau |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan nito, O Hari, sinugatan ni Śalya ang dalawang anak ng kanyang kapatid na babae—mga pangunahing mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwahe. Pagkatapos, ang pinakamahusay sa mga mandirigmang-karwahe, na nagnanais gumanti sa hampas na ginawa ni Śalya, ay nagpahirap sa kanyang dalawang pamangkin sa pamamagitan ng maraming palaso. Ngunit kahit nababalutan ng mga palasong iyon, hindi natinag sina Nakula at Sahadeva.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya steadiness under attack: even when struck repeatedly, a warrior should not lose composure. It also shows how the impulse to ‘repay a blow’ drives escalation in war, raising ethical awareness about retaliation and self-control amid violence.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya engages Nakula and Sahadeva (his sister’s sons). In response to Śalya’s strike, a leading chariot-warrior seeks to return the injury and showers the two brothers with many arrows; despite being covered by shafts, Nakula and Sahadeva remain unshaken.