Shloka 28
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
प्रलयकालमें प्रकट हुए यमराजके समान मद्रराज शल्य क्रोधसे आविष्ट हुए पुरुषकी भाँति अपने पुरुषार्थसे युद्धस्थलमें शत्रुओंको बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित करने लगे ।।
vinardamāno madreśo meghahrādo mahābalaḥ | sā vadhyamānā śalyena pāṇḍavānām anīkinī ||
三阇耶说道：马德罗之主、力大无比的舍利耶放声咆哮，如雷云轰鸣；又如劫末显现的阎摩王一般，凭其武勇在战场上以箭雨遮蔽诸敌。潘度子弟的军阵被他斩裂驱迫，战之法暗之中，那威势令人战栗，仿佛死亡亲临。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war magnifies human passions—especially wrath and pride—so that a warrior’s prowess can resemble a force of destruction. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty in battle while also hinting at the ethical shadow of violence: even valor, when driven by rage, becomes deathlike for those it strikes.
Sañjaya describes Śalya, the Madra king, roaring like thunder and unleashing a fierce assault. With his arrows he batters the Pāṇḍava host, and the Pāṇḍava army is depicted as being actively cut down under his attack.