Shloka 37
कृप उवाच वयं द्रोणं पुरस्कृत्य पृथिव्यां प्रवरं रथम् । प्रावर्तयाम संग्रामं पडचालैरेव केवलम्,कृपाचार्य बोले--वत्स! हमलोगोंने भूमण्डलके श्रेष्ठ महारथी आचार्य द्रोणको आगे करके केवल पांचालोंके साथ युद्ध आरम्भ किया था
kṛpa uvāca | vayaṃ droṇaṃ puraskṛtya pṛthivyāṃ pravaraṃ ratham | prāvartayāma saṅgrāmaṃ pāñcālair eva kevalam ||
قال كِرْپا: «يا بُنيّ، جعلنا درونا في المقدّمة—وهو أرفعُ فرسان العربة على وجه الأرض—فأطلقنا المعركة، ولم نواجه إلا البانچالا.»
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of leadership in war: by placing a renowned master-warrior at the forefront, a side consciously escalates conflict and accepts responsibility for the consequences of that strategic choice.
Kṛpa recounts that their forces began the fighting by appointing Droṇa as the leading figure and engaging specifically with the Pāñcālas, indicating a focused confrontation against that contingent.