Shloka 6
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
भूतशर्मा क्षेमशर्मा करकाशश्न वीर्यवान् | कलिज्जा: सिंहला: प्राच्या: शूराभीरा दशेरका:
bhūtaśarmā kṣemaśarmā karakāśaś ca vīryavān | kalijjāḥ siṃhalāḥ prācyāḥ śūrābhīrā daśerakāḥ ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—সেখানে ভূতশর্মা, ক্ষেমশর্মা আৰু পৰাক্ৰমী কৰকাশো আছিল; লগতে কলিজ্জ, সিংহল, প্ৰাচ্য (পূৰ্বদেশীয়), শূৰ-আভীৰ আৰু দশেৰকসকলেও উপস্থিত আছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the vast, multi-regional participation in the Kurukṣetra war, implying that when rulers choose conflict, its moral and human cost spreads far beyond the central protagonists—drawing many communities into suffering under the pressures of kṣatriya obligation and political allegiance.
Sañjaya continues listing notable warriors and allied peoples present in the battle formation during Droṇa Parva, naming specific fighters and groups who have joined the fighting forces.