Shloka 346
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
अयोधयन् धर्मराजं मद्रराजपुरस्कृता: । तत्पश्चात् कृपाचार्य, कृतवर्मा और महारथी शकुनि मद्रराज शल्यको आगे करके धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरसे युद्ध करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | ayodhayann dharmarājaṃ madrarāja-puraskṛtāḥ | tataḥ paścāt kṛpācāryaḥ kṛtavarmā ca mahārathī śakuniḥ madrarājaṃ śalyam agre kṛtvā dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram yoddhuṃ pracakramuḥ |
三阇耶说道：“他们以摩陀罗王为前锋，与法王交战。其后，师长克利波、克利多伐摩与大车战士沙昆尼——把摩陀罗王沙利耶推在最前——一齐向法王坚战（郁提施提罗）发起攻势，与之鏖战。此景昭示：在战争的混乱中，纵是受人敬仰的长者与名震四方的勇士，也会聚拢在所选定的统帅之后，对那位‘法’之化身施以集中猛攻。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the moral tension of war: even those associated with learning and seniority (like Kṛpa) participate in violent conflict under political allegiance. It also emphasizes how leadership and formation (placing Śalya in front) shape the ethical and strategic dynamics of battle against Dharmarāja, the figure identified with righteousness.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava-side warriors—Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and Śakuni—advance to fight Yudhiṣṭhira. They do so with Śalya, king of Madra, positioned as the foremost leader of their assault.