Shloka 37
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
समुच्छितपताकानां गजानां परमद्दिपै: । क्षणेन तुमुलो घोर: संग्राम: समपद्यत,जिनके ऊपर ऊँची पताकाएँ फहरा रही थीं, उन गजराजोंका शत्रुपक्षके बड़े-बड़े हाथियोंके साथ क्षणभरमें अत्यन्त भयंकर संग्राम छिड़ गया
samucchitapatākānāṁ gajānāṁ paramadīptaiḥ | kṣaṇena tumulo ghoraḥ saṅgrāmaḥ samapadyata ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—উচ্চ উড়ন্ত পতাকা ধৰা সেই গজৰাজসকলৰ সৈতে শত্রুপক্ষৰ পৰম দীপ্ত মহাগজসকলৰ ক্ষণমাত্ৰতে তুমুল আৰু ভয়ংকৰ যুদ্ধ আৰম্ভ হ’ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the rapid escalation of warfare: outward symbols of power (banners, mighty elephants) quickly become instruments of terror. Ethically, it invites reflection on how displays of strength and pride can precipitate immediate and devastating violence.
Sañjaya describes a sudden, fierce clash between banner-bearing elephants and the enemy’s powerful elephants, emphasizing the immediacy and chaos of the engagement in the Drona Parva battle sequence.