Shloka 78
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
प्रेक्षणीयां चाभवतां सर्वयोधसमागमे । प्रशस्यमानौ समरे सिद्धचारणपन्नगै:
prekṣaṇīyāṃ cābhavatāṃ sarvayodhasamāgame | praśasyamānau samare siddhacāraṇapannagaiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: In that great mustering of all the warriors, the two became a sight worth beholding; and in the thick of battle they were praised by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and serpent-beings—witnesses who extol valor when it is joined to steadfastness amid the ordeal of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how exemplary conduct in crisis becomes publicly visible and judged: valor and steadfastness in battle draw praise from impartial, even celestial, witnesses—suggesting that reputation (kīrti) follows actions performed under severe moral and physical trial.
Sañjaya describes two prominent combatants (implied by the dual forms) who stand out amid the massed warriors. Their performance in the fight is so striking that celestial beings—Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and Nāgas—are said to praise them as the battle unfolds.