Shloka 3536
वृकोदरेण राधेयो भारद्वाजेन चार्जुन: । दुर्योधन अपने भाई दुःशासनको साथ लेकर नकुल और सहदेवसे भिड़ गया। राधापुत्र कर्ण भीमसेनके साथ और अर्जुन आचार्य द्रोणके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | vṛkodareṇa rādheyo bhāradvājena cārjunaḥ | duryodhanaḥ sva-bhrātṛ-dūḥśāsana-sahitaḥ nakula-sahadevayoḥ saha yuddham abhyavartata | rādheyaḥ karṇaḥ bhīmasenena saha, arjunaś ca ācārya-droṇena saha yoddhum ārabdhavān |
Sanjaya said: Karna, the son of Radha, engaged Bhima (Vrikodara) in combat, and Arjuna confronted Drona, the son of Bharadvaja. Duryodhana, accompanied by his brother Duhshasana, pressed into battle against Nakula and Sahadeva. Thus the foremost warriors on both sides sought out their destined rivals, and the war’s moral tension sharpened as kin and teachers were drawn into direct conflict.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical strain of dharma in war: duty compels warriors to fight even when bonds of kinship and discipleship are involved. It underscores how choices and loyalties (to family, to teacher, to cause) collide on the battlefield, intensifying moral responsibility.
Sanjaya reports the pairing of major combatants: Karna engages Bhima; Arjuna takes on his own teacher Drona; and Duryodhana, with Duhshasana, attacks the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva. The scene sets simultaneous duels among leading figures.