Shloka 17
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
ततस्तु मद्राधिपतिर्महात्मा युधिष्ठिरं भीमबलं प्रसहा । विव्याध वीरं हृदये5तिवेगं शरेण सूर्याग्निसमप्र भेण,इति श्रीमहा भारते शल्यपर्वणि शल्यवधे सप्तदशोडथध्याय:
tatastu madrādhipatir mahātmā yudhiṣṭhiraṁ bhīmabalaṁ prasahā | vivyādha vīraṁ hṛdaye 'tivegaṁ śareṇa sūryāgnisamaprabhena ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, ang dakilang-loob na si Śalya, panginoon ng Madra, ay nanaig sa lakas at tinamaan ang bayaning si Yudhiṣṭhira—makapangyarihan na gaya ni Bhīma—sa may puso ng isang palasong ubod-bilis, nagliliyab na parang araw at apoy.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most dharma-oriented leader can be struck by sudden adversity in war; the ethical emphasis is on maintaining steadiness, responsibility, and restraint amid chaos, rather than being defined by the violence inflicted by others.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya, the king of Madra, forcefully attacks and pierces Yudhiṣṭhira in the heart-region with a very swift arrow described as blazing like the sun and fire, marking a sharp escalation in the battle episode.