Shloka 10
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
पृष्ठे कलिड्भा: साम्बष्ठा मागधा: पौण्ड्रमद्रका:
pṛṣṭhe kaliṅgāḥ sāmbaṣṭhā māgadhāḥ pauṇḍramadrakāḥ
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—পিছফালে কলিঙ্গ, সাম্বষ্ঠ, মাগধ, আৰু পৌণ্ড্ৰ-মদ্ৰক দলে অৱস্থান কৰিছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how large-scale conflict draws in many regions and peoples, reminding the reader that war is sustained not only by heroes but by extensive alliances and organized support—an implicit ethical reflection on the wide human cost and collective responsibility in warfare.
Sañjaya is reporting the disposition of troops within a battle formation, specifying that the Kaliṅgas, Sāmbaṣṭhas, Māgadhas, Pauṇḍras, and Madrakas were positioned at the rear as supporting contingents.