Shloka 36
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
एवं युयुधिरे वीरा: प्रार्थयाना महद् यश: । तावका: पाण्डवै: सार्धमाकाडुशक्षन्तो जयं युधि,इस प्रकार महान् यशकी अभिलाषा रखते और युद्धमें विजय चाहते हुए आपके वीर सैनिक पाण्डवोंके साथ युद्ध करते थे
evaṁ yuyudhire vīrāḥ prārthayānā mahad yaśaḥ | tāvakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdham ākāṅkṣantaḥ jayaṁ yudhi ||
Sañjaya sprach: So kämpften die Helden weiter — die Deinen und die Pāṇḍavas einander gegenüber — und jeder begehrte großen Ruhm und rang im Gefecht um den Sieg.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a key driver of battlefield conduct: the pursuit of yaśas (renown) and jaya (victory). It implicitly points to the kṣatriya ideal where honor and success in combat motivate action, even when the broader ethical stakes of war remain grave.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the warriors—especially ‘your troops’ (the Kaurava side) along with the Pāṇḍavas—were engaged in intense fighting, each side pressing forward with the aim of winning and earning great fame.