Shloka 3
अध्याय ५५ — भीष्मस्य प्रचण्डविक्रमः, अर्जुनप्रत्युत्तरं, कृष्णस्य चक्रोद्यतिः
Chapter 55: Bhīṣma’s onslaught, Arjuna’s counter, and Kṛṣṇa’s raised discus
दुःशासनादीत् भ्रातृश्च सर्वानेव च भारत | अन्यांश्व सुबहून् शूरान् युद्धाय समुपागतान्
duḥśāsanādīt bhrātṝś ca sarvān eva ca bhārata | anyāṁś ca bahūn śūrān yuddhāya samupāgatān ||
Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), Duryodhana approached Duḥśāsana and all his brothers, and also many other heroes who had assembled for battle.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a wartime leadership moment: Duryodhana consolidates support by gathering his brothers and allied heroes. Ethically, it frames how collective resolve and persuasion can be used in service of a cause—here, the Kaurava war effort—inviting reflection on whether strategic unity is aligned with dharma or merely effective.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana goes to Duḥśāsana, all his brothers, and many other warriors who have assembled for battle, setting the stage for Duryodhana’s subsequent exhortation to them.