Shloka 423
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
तावकानां परेषां च नासीत् कश्चित् पराड्मुख: । इस प्रकार वह घोर एवं भयानक संग्राम चलने लगा। उस समय आपके और शत्रुपक्षके योद्धाओंमेंसे कोई भी युद्धसे विमुख नहीं हुआ
sañjaya uvāca | tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca nāsīt kaścit parāṅmukhaḥ |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa iyong mga mandirigma at sa hanay ng kalaban, wala ni isa ang tumalikod sa labanan. Kaya nagpatuloy ang mabangis at nakapanghihilakbot na digmaan, at sa sandaling iyon ay walang sinuman sa alinmang hukbo ang umurong.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness in one’s chosen duty: in the heat of a fearsome conflict, neither side yields or turns away. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between valorous resolve (kṣatriya-dharma) and the grim ethical weight of war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battle has become terrifyingly intense, yet no warrior from either the Kaurava host or the opposing army turns back; the fighting continues without withdrawal.