Shloka 8
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
द्रोणानीकमतिक्रान्तं भोजानीकं च दुस्तरम्
droṇānīkam atikrāntaṃ bhojānīkaṃ ca dustaram
Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem sie bereits Droṇas Schlachtordnung durchbrochen hatten, durchquerten sie auch das furchterregende Bhoja-Kontingent—ein Hindernis, das im Gedränge des Krieges schwer zu überwinden ist.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the reality that in war even renowned and well-guarded formations can be breached; it implicitly points to the ethical tension of kṣatriya-duty—courage and tactical resolve operating within a tragic field of violence.
Sañjaya reports that the fighters have already forced their way through Droṇa’s formation and then also surmounted the Bhoja contingent, described as especially difficult to overcome.