Shloka 5
ततो द्वैधीकृते सैन्ये द्रोण: सोमकपाण्डवान् | अभ्यद्रवत् सपाज्चालान् दुर्योधनपुरोगम:,तदनन्तर सेनाके दो भागोंमें विभक्त हो जानेपर द्रोणाचार्यने दुर्योधनके आगे होकर सोमकों, पाण्डवों तथा पांचालोंपर धावा किया
tato dvaidhīkṛte sainye droṇaḥ somaka-pāṇḍavān | abhyadravat sa-pāñcālān duryodhana-puro-gamaḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Dann, als das Heer in zwei Abteilungen gespalten war, stürmte Droṇa—mit Duryodhana an der Spitze—auf die Somakas, die Pāṇḍavas und die Pāñcālas los.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how strategic choices in war—such as dividing forces and launching a concentrated assault—can intensify the ethical stakes. Leadership and martial competence are shown operating within a larger dharmic tension: victory-seeking action may be tactically sound yet morally fraught when directed against those viewed as righteous allies.
After the army becomes divided into two sections, Droṇa initiates an attack on the allied host of the Somakas, Pāṇḍavas, and Pāñcālas, with Duryodhana positioned at the front of the advance. It signals a renewed offensive under Droṇa’s command in the Droṇa Parva battle sequence.