Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 61
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
युधिष्ठिरपुरोगांश्व॒ सर्वसैन्येन पाण्डवान् | अन्यधावन्महाराज पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव,महाराज! उस समय आपके पुत्र दुर्योधनने अपनी सारी सेनाके साथ युधिष्ठिर आदि सभी पाण्डवोंपर धावा किया था
yudhiṣṭhirapurogāṁś ca sarvasainyena pāṇḍavān | abhyadhāvan mahārāja putro duryodhanas tava ||
Sañjaya said: O great king, your son Duryodhana, supported by his entire army, charged straight at the Pāṇḍavas with Yudhiṣṭhira at their head—pressing the battle forward through sheer force and resolve, as the war’s moral and political stakes tightened around the leaders themselves.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how war increasingly targets the principal leaders, revealing the ethical weight of command: a king’s or prince’s choices mobilize entire armies and thereby magnify responsibility for harm, outcomes, and the moral direction of the conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, backed by all his troops, launched a direct assault on the Pāṇḍavas, who are described as being led by Yudhiṣṭhira at the forefront.
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