Shloka 35
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
छाद्यमानं शरैर्दृष्टवा युयुधानं युधिष्ठिर: । पाण्डवाश्न महाराज सह सर्व: प्रभद्रकै: । महत्या सेनया सार्ध द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवन्,महाराज! उस समय सात्यकिको बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित होते देख युधिष्ठिर तथा अन्य पाण्डवोंने समस्त प्रभद्रकोंसहित विशाल सेनाके साथ द्रोणाचार्यकी सेनापर धावा किया
sañjaya uvāca |
chādyamānaṁ śarair dṛṣṭvā yuyudhānaṁ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
pāṇḍavāś ca mahārāja saha sarvaiḥ prabhadrakaiḥ |
mahatyā senayā sārdhaṁ droṇānīkam upādravan ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) being covered by volleys of arrows, Yudhiṣṭhira—O great king—together with the other Pāṇḍavas and all the Prabhadrakas, advanced with a great army and charged at Droṇa’s battle-formation.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the midst of war, dharma expresses itself as steadfast loyalty and protection of one’s companions: when an ally is overwhelmed, righteous leadership responds with collective support rather than abandonment.
Sanjaya reports that Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) is being showered with arrows. Seeing this, Yudhiṣṭhira, the other Pāṇḍavas, and the Prabhadrakas advance with a large force and launch an assault on Droṇa’s formation to relieve him.