Shloka 50
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य पौरुषम् । यदेक: सहितान् सर्वान् रणेड्युध्यत पाण्डवान्
sañjaya uvāca | tatrādbhutam apaśyāma tava putrasya pauruṣam | yad ekaḥ sahitān sarvān raṇe ’yudhyata pāṇḍavān, rājan |
হে ৰাজন! তাতে আমি তোমাৰ পুত্ৰৰ এই আশ্চৰ্য বীৰ্য দেখিলোঁ—সি একাই ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত একেলগে আহি উপস্থিত হোৱা সকলো পাণ্ডৱৰ সৈতে দৃঢ়ভাৱে যুদ্ধ কৰিছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya ideals of steadfastness and courage in battle—single-minded resolve and willingness to face overwhelming odds—while also reminding the listener that martial prowess is being praised within a tragic, ethically fraught war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) displayed remarkable bravery by confronting and fighting the assembled Pāṇḍavas on the battlefield by himself.