Shloka 10
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-समागमः
Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Engagement at Sunset
सेनापतिरमेयात्मा धृष्टद्युम्नो महाबल: । द्रोणेन समरे राजन् समियायोग्रकर्मणा
senāpatir ameyātmā dhṛṣṭadyumno mahābalaḥ | droṇena samare rājan samiyāyogra-karmāṇā ||
Sañjaya said: O King, Dhṛṣṭadyumna—the Pāṇḍavas’ commander, of immeasurable spirit and great might—met Droṇa in battle, that doer of fierce deeds. The encounter reveals the war’s moral tension: even a righteous cause must face revered elders and teachers, where duty and personal bonds collide.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a dharmic struggle, one may be compelled to confront respected elders and teachers; the verse highlights the hard edge of kṣatriya-duty where personal reverence must yield to responsibility in war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāṇḍava commander, directly engages Droṇācārya in the battlefield, initiating a fierce clash between two major leaders.