Shloka 59
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
स दर्शयन्नेव किरीटिने5रिहा जनार्दनस्तामरिभूमिमज्जसा । अजातशशन्रुं समुपेत्य पाण्डवं निवेदयामास हतं जयद्रथम्,शत्रुसूदन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनको इस प्रकार रणभूमिका दृश्य दिखाते हुए अनायास ही अजातशत्रु पाण्डुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरके पास पहुँचकर उनसे यह निवेदन किया कि जयद्रथ मारा गया
sa darśayann eva kirīṭine ’rihā janārdanas tām aribhūmim ajjasā | ajātaśatruṁ samupetya pāṇḍavaṁ nivedayām āsa hataṁ jayadratham śatrusūdanaḥ bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Janārdana, the foe-destroyer, even as he showed that battlefield to the diademed Arjuna, swiftly approached Ajātaśatru—the Pāṇḍava Yudhiṣṭhira—and reported to him that Jayadratha had been slain.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the urgency of battle, actions must be accounted for before rightful authority: Kṛṣṇa promptly informs Yudhiṣṭhira of Jayadratha’s death, linking martial success to ethical governance and responsibility.
After the killing of Jayadratha, Kṛṣṇa—while guiding Arjuna on the battlefield—quickly goes to Yudhiṣṭhira and reports the decisive event, marking a turning point in the day’s conflict.