Shloka 303
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
अवारयच्छरैस्ती4॥णैर्महाद्विपमिवाड्कुशै: । तब क्रोधमें भरे हुए राजा युधिष्ठिरने पैदलों और घुड़सवारोंके साथ आते हुए शल्यको अपने तीखे बाणोंसे उसी प्रकार रोक दिया
sañjaya uvāca | avārayac charais tīkṣṇair mahādvipam ivāṅkuśaiḥ |
三阇耶说道：盛怒之下，尤提施提罗王以锐箭遏止沙利耶；当他率步兵与骑兵推进时，王以箭势将其阻住，正如驭象者以象钩击打，制止巨象向前冲撞一般。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in anger and violence, effective leadership requires restraint and disciplined action. The simile of the mahout and elephant highlights controlled power—checking a dangerous advance through skill rather than uncontrolled fury.
Śalya advances in battle supported by infantry and cavalry. Yudhiṣṭhira, enraged, halts his advance by showering sharp arrows, likened to a mahout stopping a huge elephant with a goad.