Shloka 42
शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः
Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel
मद्रराज भुजोत्सृष्टे: कड़कबर्हिणवाजितै: । सम्पतद्धिः शरैघोरिरवाकीर्यत मेदिनी,मद्रराजकी भुजाओंसे छूटकर गिरनेवाले कंक और मोरकी पाँखोंसे युक्त भयानक बाणोंद्वारा वहाँकी सारी पृथ्वी ढक गयी थी
madrarāja-bhujotsṛṣṭaiḥ kaṅka-barhiṇa-vājitaiḥ | sampatadbhiḥ śaraiḥ ghōrair avākīryata medinī ||
三阇耶说道：“从摩陀罗王的臂力所发，骇人的箭矢——饰以兀鹫之羽与孔雀之翎——成排成阵坠落，致使那里的大地仿佛被箭雨铺满、尽皆覆盖。此景凸显战斗那冷峻而无情、近乎无面的力量：武勇所至，连战场本身也成了滔天暴烈的见证。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare, driven by martial skill and duty, can rapidly overwhelm the world of living beings; it invites reflection on the ethical weight of violence even when performed under kṣatriya norms.
Sañjaya describes Śalya (the king of Madra) releasing a terrifying shower of arrows, fletched with vulture and peacock feathers, so densely that the ground appears covered with them.