Shloka 11
भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः
Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition
तौतु दृष्टवा व्यतिक्रान्तौ द्रोणानीकं महाद्युती । नाशशंसुर्महाराज सिन्धुराजस्य जीवितम्,परंतु महाराज! जब वे दोनों महातेजस्वी वीर द्रोणाचार्यके सैन्यव्यूहको लाँध गये, तब उन्हें देखकर आपके पुत्रोंको सिन्धुराजके जीवित रहनेकी आशा नहीं रह गयी
tau tu dṛṣṭvā vyatikrāntau droṇānīkaṁ mahādyutī | nāśaśaṁsur mahārāja sindhurājasya jīvitam ||
قال سانجيا: ولكن لما رأوا هذين البطلين ذوي البهاء العظيم وقد اخترقا صفّ درونا، أيها الملك، لم يبقَ لأبنائك رجاءٌ في بقاء ملك السِّندهو حيًّا.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how swiftly confidence collapses when a seemingly impregnable defense is breached: in war and in life, reliance on external protections is fragile, and outcomes can turn decisively when determined agents overcome strategic barriers.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two brilliant warriors have crossed through Droṇa’s formation; seeing this, the Kauravas lose hope that Jayadratha (the King of Sindhu) will survive, implying that the attackers are closing in on him.