Shloka 58
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
ध्वजं निपतितं दृष्टवा पाण्डवं च व्यवस्थितम्
dhvajaṁ nipatitaṁ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavaṁ ca vyavasthitam | saṅkruddho madrarājo 'bhūc charavarṣaṁ mumoca ha ||
三阇耶说道：见旗帜坠落，而般度子（坚战）又稳立于前，摩陀罗王沙利耶怒火中烧，遂放出箭雨。此刻昭示：在战争的炽热里，受挫的自尊与对手的坚定，足以激起暴怒，使杀伐骤然升级。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha), especially when triggered by perceived loss of honor (symbolized by the fallen banner) and an opponent’s steadfastness, can rapidly intensify violence. It implicitly cautions that emotional agitation in conflict clouds judgment and drives destructive action.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya, seeing the battle-standard fallen and Yudhiṣṭhira standing firmly in front, becomes furious and responds by releasing a heavy volley of arrows—an immediate tactical escalation in the duel.