Shloka 30
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
पिप्रीषुस्तव पुत्राणां संग्रामेष्वपराजित: । सायकौघेन बलवान क्षिप्रकारी महाबल:
piprīṣus tava putrāṇāṁ saṅgrāmeṣv aparājitaḥ | sāyakaughena balavān kṣiprakārī mahābalaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Eager to please your sons, unconquered in battles, mighty with a torrent of arrows, swift in action, and of great strength.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial excellence—invincibility, speed, and overwhelming force—can be driven by loyalty and the desire to please one’s patrons; it implicitly invites reflection on how personal allegiance shapes the use of power in war.
Sañjaya describes a formidable warrior on the Kaurava side, emphasizing his motivation to gratify Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and his battlefield qualities: undefeated, swift, and capable of showering enemies with masses of arrows.