Shloka 43
शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः
Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel
तत्र शल्यरथं राजन् विचरन्तं महाहवे । अपश्याम यथापूर्व शक्रस्यासुरसंक्षये
tatra śalyarathaṃ rājan vicarantaṃ mahāhave | apaśyāma yathāpūrva śakrasyāsurasaṃkṣaye ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，在那场大战中，我们看见舍利耶王的战车往来驰骋——正如往昔因陀罗在歼灭阿修罗之时，其战车向前推进一般。以此比拟，舍利耶迅疾而统御的威势被描绘为战场上的可怖巨力，使战争毁灭所承载的道德重量愈加沉重。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how epic poetry uses divine comparison to convey battlefield dominance, while implicitly reminding the listener that even ‘Indra-like’ prowess operates within the tragic, morally heavy context of mass destruction.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that he saw Śalya’s chariot ranging across the great battle, likening its forward movement to Indra’s chariot in the ancient wars where the Asuras were being destroyed.