Shloka 30
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
तौ तत्र समरे वीरौ कुलपुत्रौ महारथौ
tau tatra samare vīrau kulaputrau mahārathau
Sañjaya sprach: Dort, in jener Schlacht, traten jene beiden Helden hervor—edelgeborene Söhne vornehmer Geschlechter und große Wagenkämpfer, Mahārathas—und verkörperten mitten im Zusammenprall des Krieges die kriegerische Pflicht und das Ansehen, das ihre Häuser verlangten.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ideal of kṣatriya conduct: in war, noble birth and great martial capacity are tied to responsibility—upholding one’s duty and the honor of one’s lineage through courageous action.
Sañjaya briefly frames a battlefield moment by identifying two prominent warriors as heroic, high-born, and foremost chariot-fighters, preparing the listener for their actions or encounter in the ongoing war.