Shloka 5
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 45: Saubhadra–Lakṣmaṇa-saṃyoga and Kaurava Counter-Encirclement
अहं पूर्वमहं पूर्वमिति क्षत्रियपुड़वा: । स्पर्धमाना: समाजम्मुर्जिघांसन्तो<र्जुनात्मजम्,वे सभी क्षत्रियशिरोमणि “पहले मैं, पहले मैं” इस प्रकार परस्पर होड़ लगाते हुए अर्जुनकुमारको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे आगे बढ़े
ahaṁ pūrvam ahaṁ pūrvam iti kṣatriya-puṅgavāḥ | spardhamānāḥ samājaṁ mumur jighāṁsanto 'rjunātmajam ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—“মই আগতে, মই আগতে” বুলি ক’তে ক’তে সেই ক্ষত্ৰিয়প্ৰৱৰসকল পৰস্পৰ স্পৰ্ধাত মত্ত হৈ ভিৰ কৰি আগবাঢ়িল আৰু অৰ্জুনপুত্ৰক বধ কৰিবলৈ উদ্যত হৈ তেওঁৰ ওপৰত ধাৱমান হ’ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how ego-driven competition (“I first”) can overpower discernment and dharma, turning warfare into a contest for personal credit rather than a restrained, principled engagement.
A group of leading warriors, spurred by rivalry, rush together as a crowd with the shared aim of killing Arjuna’s son, Abhimanyu, as Sanjaya reports the battlefield events.