Shloka 35
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
रथानां च रणे राजन्नन्योन्यमभिधावताम्
rathānāṃ ca raṇe rājann anyonyam abhidhāvatām
Sañjaya sprach: „O König, mitten im Kampfgetümmel, als die Streitwagen einander geradewegs entgegenstürmten …“, womit er die zunehmende Heftigkeit und das frontale Aufeinanderprallen der Heere andeutete.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line underscores the momentum and inevitability of violent escalation once armies commit to mutual aggression; it frames war as a force that draws participants into reciprocal harm, inviting reflection on responsibility and restraint even amid duty-bound conflict.
Sañjaya, narrating to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes a battlefield moment where opposing chariots surge toward each other in direct confrontation, setting up the ensuing clash and its consequences.