Shloka 283
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
अभ्यद्रवन् महाराज दुर्योधनपुरोगमा: । महाराज! दुर्योधन आदि कौरववीर दोनों हाथ और शस्त्र उठाकर महान् कोलाहल एवं सिंहनाद करते हुए शत्रुओंपर टूट पड़े
abhyadravan mahārāja duryodhana-purogamāḥ |
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，在都利约陀那率领之下，俱卢诸勇士奋然冲锋。众人高举臂膀与兵刃，喧声震天，发出如狮般的咆哮，猛扑向敌阵——此乃战场凶猛之势的写照：骄矜与武勇之火驱使人们不顾一切地投身暴烈。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how leadership and collective emotion (martial pride, excitement, aggression) can propel an army into violence. Ethically, it invites reflection on how loud displays of valor and dominance may mask deeper causes—attachment, anger, and delusion—that drive war forward.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Duryodhana, at the head of the Kaurava fighters, launches a charge. The warriors raise weapons and shout loudly, roaring like lions as they rush to attack their opponents.