Shloka 143
शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्
Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally
अभ्यघ्नन् युयुधानश्न मद्रराजपदानुगान् । ऐसी बातें कहते हुए उन मद्रराजके अनुगामी वीर योद्धाओंको द्रौपदीके महारथी पुत्रों और सात्यकिने मारना आरम्भ किया
abhya-ghnan yuyudhānaś ca madra-rāja-padānugān |
三阇耶说道：优优陀那（萨底耆）开始击杀那些追随摩陀罗王脚步的战士。就在同一阵战潮中，德罗帕蒂的诸位大车战之子与萨底耆一道，着手屠戮那些归附摩陀罗一方的勇士。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how allegiance to a ruler or cause (here, the Madra king Śalya) binds followers to the moral and practical consequences of that leadership. In the battlefield frame of kṣatriya-dharma, warriors act decisively, yet the narrative invites reflection on how collective loyalty can lead many into destruction.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) begins cutting down the warriors aligned with Śalya, the king of Madra. Along with him, Draupadī’s sons (the Draupadeyas), described as great chariot-warriors, also commence the slaughter of those Madra-affiliated fighters.