Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 35
Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)
अहन्यहनि युध्यन्तं क्षोभयन्तं बल॑ तव । तस्माज्जहि रणे शल्यं मघवानिव शम्बरम्
ahany ahani yudhyantaṁ kṣobhayantaṁ balaṁ tava | tasmāj jahi raṇe śalyaṁ maghavān iva śambaram iti satyaṁ bravīmyeṣa duryodhana na saṁśayaḥ |
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: “Araw-araw, habang patuloy siyang nakikipaglaban at ginugulo ang iyong mga hukbo, kaya patayin mo si Haring Śalya sa digmaan—gaya ng pagpatay ni Maghavān (Indra) sa demonyong si Śambara. Duryodhana, ito ang katotohanang sinasabi ko; walang pag-aalinlangan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a battlefield context, persistent disruption by a key opponent demands decisive response; counsel is presented as ‘truth’ and reinforced through a well-known mythic precedent (Indra’s slaying of Śambara) to strengthen resolve and justify urgent action.
Sanjaya addresses Duryodhana, describing how Śalya fights daily and unsettles the Kaurava forces, and urges Duryodhana to have Śalya slain in battle, comparing the desired outcome to Indra’s victory over the demon Śambara.
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