Shloka 14
उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations
तथेतरे नरव्याप्रा: पाण्डवानां महारथा:
tathetare naravyāprāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ
Sañjaya sprach: Ebenso drängten auch die anderen großen Wagenkrieger der Pāṇḍavas, ganz im Werk der Männer—ringend, sich mühend und auf ihre Pflicht im Kampf bedacht—mit aller Kraft voran.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined exertion in one’s appointed role: the Pāṇḍavas’ foremost warriors are portrayed as fully engaged in purposeful action, reflecting the kṣatriya ideal of committed effort in a righteous cause rather than hesitation or passivity.
Sañjaya continues his battlefield report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, noting that the remaining great chariot-warriors on the Pāṇḍava side are likewise actively occupied—pressing forward with their martial tasks amid the ongoing conflict.