Shloka 36
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
शार्दूलावामिषप्रेप्सू पराक्रान्ताविवाहवे । रणमें विचरते हुए युधिष्ठिरकी कोई भी त्रुटि किसीने नहीं देखी। मांसके लोभसे पराक्रम प्रकट करनेवाले दो सिंहोंके समान वे दोनों वीर युद्धस्थलमें नाना प्रकारके बाणोंद्वारा एक- दूसरेको घायल करने लगे ।।
śārdūlāv āmiṣa-prepsū parākrāntāv ivāhave | raṇe vicārate yudhiṣṭhirasya kaścid api doṣaḥ kenāpi na dṛṣṭaḥ | māṁsa-lobhasa parākramaṁ prakaṭayato dvau siṁhāv iva tau vīrau yuddha-sthale nānā-vidhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ parasparaṁ vranayituṁ pravṛttau || bhīmas tu tava putreṇa yuddha-śauṇḍena saṅgataḥ, rājan | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ sātyakiś ca pāṇḍuputrau mādrīkumarau nakula-sahadevau ca sarvataḥ śakuny-ādi-vīrān pratyayudhyanta ||
三阇耶说道：二将如嗜肉之猛虎，奋然冲入战阵，驰骋于战场。由提施提罗穿行于厮杀之中，竟无人能察其一丝过失——纵在屠戮之际，其行止亦无可指摘。又如两头因饥而逞威的雄狮，那两位英雄在阵上以种种箭矢互相创伤。与此同时，毗摩迎战你的儿子、善战的难敌，噢大王；而德里什塔丢姆那、萨提亚基，以及般度之子中玛德丽所生的那俱罗与娑诃提婆，则从四面与骰子王舍俱尼等诸勇士交锋。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the violence of war, Yudhiṣṭhira is portrayed as maintaining doṣa-rahita conduct—steadfast adherence to dharma and self-control—suggesting that ethical integrity and leadership are tested most severely amid conflict.
Sañjaya describes intense engagements on the battlefield: two principal warriors clash like predators, wounding each other with arrows; Bhīma directly confronts Duryodhana; and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Sātyaki, Nakula, and Sahadeva fight on multiple fronts against Śakuni and allied fighters.