Shloka 3
युध्यमाना महाराज पज्चाला: सृञ्जयास्तथा । द्रोणमेवा भ्ययुर्युद्धे योधयन्तो महारथा:,राजेन्द्र! युद्धपरायण पांचाल और सूंजय महारथी संग्राममें द्रोणाचार्यके साथ युद्ध करते हुए उन्हींकी ओर बढ़े आ रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | yudhyamānā mahārāja pāñcālāḥ sṛñjayās tathā | droṇam evābhyayur yuddhe yodhayanto mahārathāḥ ||
قال سَنجايا: أيها الملك، إنّ البانچالاس والسِرِنْجَياس—وهم فرسانُ العجلات العظام، المولَعون بالقتال—تقدّموا مباشرةً نحو درونا، واشتبكوا معه في المعركة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the uncompromising nature of kṣatriya duty in war: warriors, once committed to their side, must confront even a revered and formidable figure like Droṇa. It points to the ethical tension between personal reverence and the obligations imposed by allegiance and battlefield dharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas, as elite chariot-warriors, advance directly toward Droṇa and engage him in combat, indicating a focused assault on the Kaurava commander.