Shloka 493
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
अतिष्ठद् रथमार्गेषु सैन्धवं प्रतिपालयन् । वे दस बाणोंसे अर्जुनको और सातसे श्रीकृष्णको घायल करके रथके मार्गोपर जयद्रथकी रक्षा करते हुए खड़े थे
sañjaya uvāca | atiṣṭhad rathamārgeṣu saindhavaṁ pratipālayan | daśa bāṇaiḥ arjunaṁ ca sapta ca śrīkṛṣṇaṁ ghātayitvā rathamārgeṣu jayadrathasya rakṣārthaṁ sthitaḥ ||
জয়দ্ৰথক ৰক্ষা কৰিবলৈ সি ৰথপথসমূহত থিয় হৈ থাকিল। দহটা বাণে অৰ্জুনক আৰু সাতটা বাণে শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণক আঘাত কৰি, ৰথমাৰ্গত অৱস্থান কৰি সি জয়দ্ৰথৰ প্ৰহৰা দিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the wartime tension between duty to one’s faction and the broader demands of dharma: strategic loyalty and protection of an ally can become a consuming obligation, intensifying violence even against exemplary figures like Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa.
A warrior aligned with Jayadratha positions himself on the chariot-routes to prevent access and ensure Jayadratha’s safety, after shooting Arjuna with ten arrows and Śrī Kṛṣṇa with seven, thereby reinforcing a defensive cordon in the battle.