Shloka 65
धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)
केडरक्षन् दक्षिणं चक्र मद्रराजस्य संयुगे । वाम॑ च योद्धुकामस्य के वा वीरस्य पृष्ठत:,युद्धस्थलमें जूझनेकी इच्छावाले मद्रराज शल्यके दाहिने या बायें पहियेकी रक्षा किन लोगोंने की? अथवा उस वीर सेनापतिके पृष्ठ-रक्षक कौन थे?
kedarakṣan dakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ madrarājasya saṃyuge | vāmaṃ ca yoddhukāmasya ke vā vīrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ ||
Wika ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Sa gitna ng labanan, sino ang nagbantay sa kanang gulong ng karwahe ni Śalya, hari ng Madra, habang sabik siyang makipagdigma? Sino ang nagbantay sa kaliwa? At sinu-sino ang itinalagang bantay-likuran ng bayaning pinunong iyon?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield dharma as disciplined coordination: a warrior’s prowess depends not only on personal valor but also on assigned protective duties—guarding the chariot’s vulnerable points (wheels and rear) as a collective responsibility.
The narrator asks for identification of the warriors stationed to protect Śalya’s chariot—specifically those guarding the right and left wheels and those serving as rear-guards—setting up a description of the battle array and key fighters around Śalya.