Shloka 36
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
हत्वा तत् पुरुषानीक॑ पञ्चालानां महारथः । भीमसेन पुरस्कृत्य नचिरात् प्रत्यदृश्यत,उस पैदल सेनाका वध करके पांचाल महारथी धृष्टद्युम्न भीमसेनको आगे किये शीघ्र ही वहाँ दृष्टिगोचर हुए
hatvā tat puruṣānīkaṃ pañcālānāṃ mahārathaḥ | bhīmasenaṃ puraskṛtya nacirāt pratyadṛśyata ||
Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem der große Wagenkrieger der Pāñcālas (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) jenes Fußvolk erschlagen hatte, erschien er bald wieder, rasch vorrückend und Bhīmasena an die Spitze stellend.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of decisive action and command responsibility: leaders push forward with chosen champions at the front, yet the narrative also implicitly confronts the heavy cost of war—victory is pursued through large-scale killing, raising the tension between duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and the moral gravity of violence.
Sañjaya reports that after destroying a Pāñcāla infantry formation, the great warrior Dhṛṣṭadyumna reappears on the battlefield, moving quickly and placing Bhīma at the head of the advance, indicating a renewed push in the fighting.