Shloka 25
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
ततो दुर्योधन: कृष्णौ नवभिर्नवशभि: शरै:
tato duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇau navabhir navaśabhiḥ śaraiḥ
قال سانجيا: ثم إن دوريوذانا، وهو يدفع القتال إلى مزيد من الشدة، أصاب «الكريشنَين» بتسعة سهام—فعلٌ يعكس تصاعد الحرب بلا هوادة، حيث يُعامَل حتى الحلفاء الموقَّرون كأهداف حين تنهار قيودُ الكفّ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, determination and hostility can override reverence and restraint; it invites reflection on the ethical cost of treating even honored figures merely as opponents, illustrating the moral erosion that prolonged conflict can produce.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana shoots nine arrows at “the two Kṛṣṇas” (kṛṣṇau), indicating he targets two individuals bearing the name Kṛṣṇa; the line functions as a brief battlefield action report within the larger Drona Parva combat sequence.