Shloka 316
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
महामेघानिव बहून् शैलावस्तोदयावुभौ । उस समय आपके पुत्र दुर्योधन तथा पराक्रमी मद्रराज शल्यने उन सबको आगे बढ़नेसे रोका। ठीक उसी तरह, जैसे अस्ताचल और उदयाचल दोनों बहुसंख्यक महामेघोंको रोक देते हैं
mahāmeghān iva bahūn śailāv astodayāv ubhau |
Sañjaya nói: Duryodhana, con trai của ngài, và Śalya, vị vua Madra dũng mãnh, đã chặn đà tiến của bao chiến binh—như hai dãy núi ở phương tây (nơi mặt trời lặn) và phương đông (nơi mặt trời mọc) giữ lại những khối mây lớn mênh mông.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of steadfast leadership: a determined pair of commanders can restrain and redirect a much larger force. Ethically, it points to how individual will and authority can influence the course of collective action in war—for good or ill—by becoming either a protective barrier or an obstructive one.
Sanjaya describes how Duryodhana and the mighty Shalya prevent a large body of fighters from pressing forward. He illustrates their blocking force through a simile: like the eastern and western mountains that seem to hold back great masses of clouds.