Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 1
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
भीकम (2 अमान द्ाविशोद्ध्याय: दुर्योधनका पराक्रम और उभयपक्षकी सेनाओंका घोर सग्राम संजय उवाच पुत्रस्तु ते महाराज रथस्थो रथिनां वर: । दुरुत्सहो बभौ युद्धे यथा रुद्र: प्रतापवान्
sañjaya uvāca |
putras tu te mahārāja rathastho rathināṃ varaḥ |
durutsaho babhau yuddhe yathā rudraḥ pratāpavān ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, ang iyong anak—nakaupo sa kanyang karwaheng pandigma, ang pinakadakila sa mga mandirigmang karwahe—ay nagpakita sa labanan na wari’y di-matitinag at di-matatalo, nagliliyab sa lakas na tulad ni Rudra na makapangyarihan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sheer martial brilliance can appear godlike, yet such power is ethically ambiguous when harnessed for an unrighteous cause. It invites reflection on the difference between valor (śaurya/pratāpa) and dharma-guided action.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, mounted on his chariot and eminent among chariot-fighters, looked formidable and unassailable in the battle, compared in intensity to Rudra.