Shloka 55
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
माद्रीपुत्रो शतेनाजी विव्याथ निशितै: शरै: । फिर सात्यकिको पचीस, भीमसेनको पाँच तथा माद्रीके पुत्रोंकी सौ तीखे बाणोंसे रणभूमिमें घायल कर दिया ।। एवं विचरतस्तस्य संग्रामे राजसत्तम
mādrīputro śatenājī vivyātha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | evaṃ vicaratas tasya saṃgrāme rājasattama ||
三阇耶说道：玛德丽之子在战阵中以一百支锐利之箭射中他，使其在战场上重伤。于是，那位最卓越的君王在鏖战之中往来驰骋，兵刃交击之声仍不绝于耳——诸勇士各依其所理解的职责而奋战，在战争冷酷的逼迫下尽其本分。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: prowess and duty are enacted through disciplined action, yet the consequences are immediate and bodily. It frames combat as a domain where dharma is claimed through conduct, even as suffering is unavoidable.
Sañjaya reports that Mādrī’s son (Nakula or Sahadeva) pierces an opponent with a hundred sharp arrows, wounding him on the battlefield, while the addressed ‘best of kings’ continues moving amid the ongoing fight.