Mahabharata 7.116.43 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 43
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
तथा द्रोणेन समरे निगृहीतेषु पाण्डुषु । कथें युद्धम भूत् तत्र तनन््ममाचक्ष्व संजय
tathā droṇena samare nigṛhīteṣu pāṇḍuṣu | kathaṁ yuddham abhūt tatra tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ||
قال سانجيا: «يا سانجيا، حين كبح درونا في ساحة القتال أبناء باندو وأخضعهم على النحو الذي ذُكر، كيف جرى القتال هناك بعد ذلك؟ أخبرني بكل شيء.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined inquiry and responsible narration in the midst of moral crisis: after a decisive tactical move (Droṇa restraining the Pāṇḍavas), the listener seeks a complete, truthful account of what followed, emphasizing clarity about causes and consequences in war.
Sañjaya continues his battlefield report. The situation is that Droṇa has successfully checked the Pāṇḍavas; the question asks what kind of combat unfolded next at that point, prompting Sañjaya to describe the subsequent course of the battle.
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