Shloka 17
भारद्वाजं जिघांसन्तौ सव्यसाचिवृकोदरौ । समार्च्छन् मामका युद्धे कं संजय शंस मे,संजय! द्रोणाचार्यको मार डालनेकी इच्छावाले अर्जुन और भीमसेनपर युद्धस्थलमें मेरे सैनिकोंने किस प्रकार आक्रमण किया? यह मुझे बताओ
bhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsantau savyasācī-vṛkodarau | samārcchan māmākā yuddhe kaṃ saṃjaya śaṃsa me, saṃjaya ||
ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰ ক’লে— সঞ্জয়, ভাৰদ্বাজপুত্ৰ দ্ৰোণক বধ কৰিবলৈ উদ্যত সব্যসাচী অৰ্জুন আৰু বৃকোদৰ ভীম যেতিয়া যুদ্ধত আগবাঢ়িল, তেতিয়া মোৰ সৈন্যসকলে তেওঁলোকক কেনেকৈ আক্ৰমণ কৰিলে? মোক কোৱা।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral strain of war where even revered figures become targets; it frames the conflict as a test of dharma under extreme necessity, while also showing Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxious attachment to ‘my troops’ and his dependence on truthful narration to face consequences.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya to describe how the Kaurava forces attacked Arjuna and Bhīma as they advanced with the intention of killing Droṇa, the great commander and teacher, on the battlefield.