Shloka 29
मद्रराजं महेष्वासं सहसैन्यं युधिष्ठिर: । भीमसेनो5भिगुप्तस्तु नागानीकमुपाद्रवत्,युधिष्ठिरने महाधनुर्धर मद्रराज शल्य तथा उनकी सेनापर धावा किया। सब ओरसे सुरक्षित हुए भीमसेन हाथियोंकी सेनापर टूट पड़े
sañjaya uvāca |
madra-rājaṃ mahā-eṣvāsaṃ saha-sainyaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
bhīmaseno 'bhiguptas tu nāga-anīkam upādravat ||
三阇耶说道：由提施提罗率军冲击摩陀罗王——大弓手沙利耶——及其部众。与此同时，毗摩虽四面护卫周密，仍猛扑象军之阵。此景凸显战势的阴沉推进：将帅相逼，将帅相当；而如象兵这般纪律严整的编制，遂成决胜之靶，考验着勇气、职责与克制，在暴烈之中见其分寸。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty in wartime: leaders must act decisively and protect their forces, yet their actions unfold within the moral tension of necessary violence. It also implies the ethical weight of command—targeting key formations and opposing commanders shapes the battle’s outcome and the responsibility borne by warriors.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira advances to engage Śalya, the Madra king and renowned archer, along with his troops. At the same time, Bhīma—securely guarded—charges the elephant division, indicating a tactical assault on a powerful battlefield formation.