Shloka 1
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १ ६ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४२ ६ “लोक हैं।] भीसस्न्प्नास्े | नी नत्च्ज्स त्रयोदशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: कौरवपक्षके दस प्रमुख महारथियोंके साथ अकेले घोर युद्ध करते हुए भीमसेनका अद्भुत पराक्रम संजय उवाच भगदत्त: कृप: शल्य: कृतवर्मा तथैव च | विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथ:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! भगदत्त, कृपाचार्य, शल्य, कृतवर्मा, अवन्तीके राजकुमार विन्द और अनुविन्द, सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ, चित्रसेन, विकर्ण तथा दुर्मर्षण--ये दस योद्धा भीमसेनके साथ युद्ध कर रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | bhagadattaḥ kṛpaḥ śalyaḥ kṛtavarmā tathaiva ca | vindānuvindāv āvantyau saindhavaś ca jayadrathaḥ |
Sañjaya said: O King, Bhagadatta, Kṛpa, Śalya, and Kṛtavarmā; and also Vindā and Anuvindā, the princes of Avanti; and Jayadratha, lord of Sindhu—these foremost warriors stood arrayed in the Kaurava cause, pressing the battle against Bhīmasena. The scene underscores how, amid the moral collapse of war, many renowned fighters converge upon a single opponent, testing not only strength but resolve and responsibility on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical strain of war: celebrated warriors, bound by alliances and ambition, converge in violence. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty versus the broader dharmic cost when power and factional loyalty override restraint.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the lineup of major Kaurava-side fighters—Bhagadatta, Kṛpa, Śalya, Kṛtavarmā, Vindā and Anuvindā of Avanti, and Jayadratha of Sindhu—who are engaged in the fighting (in the surrounding passage, against Bhīmasena).