Shloka 13
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
तत:ः शरशतैस्ती&णैर्मद्रराजो महारथ: । अर्दयामास तां सेनां धर्मराजस्य पश्यत:,तब महारथी मद्रराज धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके देखते-देखते उनकी सेनाको अपने सैकड़ों तीखे बाणोंसे संतप्त करने लगे
tataḥ śaraśatais tīkṣṇair madrarājo mahārathaḥ | ardayāmāsa tāṃ senāṃ dharmarājasya paśyataḥ ||
三阇耶说道：随后，摩陀罗之王——那位伟大的车战勇士——以数百支锋利之箭，开始压迫并灼击那支军队；而法王坚战就这样在旁目睹。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical strain of war: even a righteous ruler (Dharmarāja) must witness his forces being overwhelmed by an opponent’s martial excellence. It points to the responsibility of leadership in adversity and the reality that dharma is tested amid relentless violence.
Sañjaya reports that the Madra king Śalya, an elite chariot-warrior, showers Yudhiṣṭhira’s army with hundreds of sharp arrows, severely harassing it, and does so openly while Yudhiṣṭhira watches.