Shloka 316
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
रुधिरौघपरिक्लिन्न: प्रविश्य विपुलं तम: | आपके पुत्रद्वारा ताड़ित होकर चेकितान अत्यन्त मूर्च्छित हो रथकी बैठकमें गिर पड़ा। उस समय उसका सारा शरीर खूनसे लथपथ हो गया था
rudhiraughapariklinnaḥ praviśya vipulaṃ tamaḥ |
三阇耶说道：“被你之子击中后，车骑多那极度昏厥，坠倒在战车座上。那时他全身为血流所浸，仿佛沉入无边黑暗——这正是战争残酷迫近的印记，也是武艺一旦化作纯粹毁灭时所付出的悲剧代价。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim ethical reality of war: heroism and martial skill can culminate in catastrophic suffering. It invites reflection on the limits of kṣatriya-dharma when the battlefield reduces persons to blood and unconsciousness, highlighting the human cost behind claims of victory.
Sañjaya reports that Chekitāna, struck by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son, becomes severely wounded, drenched in blood, and falls unconscious—collapsing into his chariot-seat as he ‘enters darkness’ (a poetic expression for swooning).