Shloka 62
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
पपाताभिमुखो दीनो मद्रराजस्त्वपाक्रमत् | इससे सारथिका मर्मस्थल विदीर्ण हो गया और वह मुहसे रक्त वमन करता हुआ दीन एवं भयभीतचित्त होकर शल्यके सामने ही रथसे नीचे गिर पड़ा। फिर तो मद्रराज शल्य वहाँसे पीछे हट गये ।।
papātābhimukho dīno madrarājas tv apākramat | kṛtapratikṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā śalyo vismitamānasaḥ |
三阇耶说道：那可怜的战士面向前方倒下，而摩陀罗之王沙利耶却退却而去。见到反击已将所受之击尽数偿还，沙利耶心中震骇而惊异——此事昭示：在战争那残酷的“算计”里，暴力立刻招致报偿，纵是老练的斗士，也会在自己行为的后果回返之时为之却步。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the immediacy of consequence in warfare: an act is met by a counter-act (kṛta-pratikṛtam). Even a powerful warrior like Śalya can be shaken when retaliation lands, pointing to the ethical weight and inevitability of retribution in adharma-saturated conflict.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior collapses while Śalya, the king of Madra, withdraws. Śalya then observes that the retaliatory strike has been completed and is astonished, marking a brief pause of shock amid the ongoing battle.