Shloka 26
शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः
Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel
मान्यवर! इसके बाद शल्यने उनके बाणसहित धनुषको मुट्ठी पकड़नेकी जगहसे काट दिया और संग्राममें उनके चारों घोड़ोंको भी मौतके घर भेज दिया ।।
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
viratha s01tyaki k9btv01 madrar01j01 mah01ratha |
vi5bikh01n01 5batena enam 01jagh01na samantata ||
三阇耶说道：随后，舍利耶从握柄之处斩断了萨提耶迦的弓，连同其上之箭一并截去，并在战阵中将那四匹马也送往死神之宅。使萨提耶迦失却战车之后，摩陀罗之王、伟大的车战勇士舍利耶以百箭从四面八方射击他，使其遍体受创。此段彰显战场技艺的残酷势头：夺其机动，便成决胜之策；而更宏大的战争仍在考验刹帝利之法与克制的极限。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, tactical superiority often comes from disabling an opponents means of defense and movement; ethically, it reflects the harsh reality of kshatriya warfare where skill and duty operate within a violent arena that continually pressures ideals of restraint.
Sanjaya reports that Shalya, king of Madra, renders Satyaki chariotless and then showers him with a hundred arrows from all directions, intensifying the combat after gaining a decisive positional advantage.