Shloka 28
Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
एवमुत्तमकर्माणौ कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ
evam uttama-karmāṇau kuru-vṛṣṇi-yaśaḥ-karau
Sañjaya said: “Thus were those two, whose deeds were of the highest order, acting in a way that enhanced the renown of the Kurus and the Vṛṣṇis.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises exemplary action: conduct that is ‘uttama’ (excellent) is measured not only by prowess but by how it upholds and elevates collective honor and reputation—especially of one’s lineage and community—within the moral pressures of war.
Sañjaya, narrating events of the Drona Parva, sums up the actions of two outstanding figures (implied by the dual forms) as deeds that brought glory to both the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi lines, highlighting their distinguished performance amid the conflict.