Shloka 56
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
श्लिष्ट च सर्वतश्नक्रू रथमण्डलमाशु ते
śliṣṭa ca sarvataś cakrū rathamaṇḍalam āśu te
সঞ্জয় ক’লে: তাৰপিছত তেওঁলোকে সোনকালে চাৰিওফালৰ পৰা ঘেঁষি এক ঘন ৰথ-মণ্ডল গঢ়িলে—নিজ পক্ষক ৰক্ষা কৰিবলৈ আৰু শত্রুক চেপি ধৰিবলৈ এই ঘেৰাও।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined coordination in war: collective action and ordered formation are portrayed as instruments of protection and pressure. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension—skill and strategy can be executed with precision even amid a morally fraught conflict.
Sañjaya reports that the warriors rapidly arranged themselves into a circular chariot-formation (rathamaṇḍala), closing in from all directions—typically to defend key fighters or to surround an opponent during the battle.