अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
हत्वा तत् पुरुषानीक॑ पञ्चालानां महारथः । भीमसेन पुरस्कृत्य नचिरात् प्रत्यदृश्यत,उस पैदल सेनाका वध करके पांचाल महारथी धृष्टद्युम्न भीमसेनको आगे किये शीघ्र ही वहाँ दृष्टिगोचर हुए
hatvā tat puruṣānīkaṃ pañcālānāṃ mahārathaḥ | bhīmasenaṃ puraskṛtya nacirāt pratyadṛśyata ||
قال سانجيا: وبعد أن قتل تلك الكتلة من المشاة، ظهر من جديد بعد قليلٍ بطلُ العربات العظيم من البانچالا (دھṛṣṭadyumna)، متقدّمًا سريعًا وقد جعل بهيماسينا في المقدّمة.
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of decisive action and command responsibility: leaders push forward with chosen champions at the front, yet the narrative also implicitly confronts the heavy cost of war—victory is pursued through large-scale killing, raising the tension between duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and the moral gravity of violence.
Sañjaya reports that after destroying a Pāñcāla infantry formation, the great warrior Dhṛṣṭadyumna reappears on the battlefield, moving quickly and placing Bhīma at the head of the advance, indicating a renewed push in the fighting.