Shloka 32
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
चेकितानं हतं दृष्टवा पाण्डवेया महारथा:
cekitānaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍaveyā mahārathāḥ
Wika ni Sañjaya: Nang makita nilang napatay si Cekitāna, ang mga dakilang mandirigmang karwahe ng mga Pāṇḍava ay nayanig sa bigat ng pagkalugi—pangyayaring lalo pang nagpatibay sa kanilang paninindigan, habang ibinubunyag ang walang-awat na halaga ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical weight of kṣatriya warfare: even righteous allies fall, and leaders must bear grief without abandoning duty. It highlights how loss tests resolve and exposes the human cost behind heroic ideals.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas’ foremost chariot-warriors see Cekitāna killed. His death becomes a turning point of emotion and urgency, intensifying the battle’s tension and the Pāṇḍava camp’s response.