Shloka 3

Devanagari script

युध्यमाना महाराज पज्चाला: सृञ्जयास्तथा । द्रोणमेवा भ्ययुर्युद्धे योधयन्तो महारथा:,राजेन्द्र! युद्धपरायण पांचाल और सूंजय महारथी संग्राममें द्रोणाचार्यके साथ युद्ध करते हुए उन्हींकी ओर बढ़े आ रहे थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yudhyamānā mahārāja pāñcālāḥ sṛñjayās tathā | droṇam evābhyayur yuddhe yodhayanto mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, the Pāñcālas and the Sṛñjayas—great chariot-warriors intent on battle—advanced straight toward Droṇa, engaging him in combat.

Word by Word

युध्यमानाःfighting

महाराजO great king

पाञ्चालाःthe Pāñcālas

सृञ्जयाःthe Sṛñjayas

तथाalso/likewise

द्रोणम्Droṇa

एवindeed/only

अभ्ययुःadvanced/went towards

युद्धेin battle

योधयन्तःcausing to fight / fighting (engaging)

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Pāñcālas

Sṛñjayas

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the uncompromising nature of kṣatriya duty in war: warriors, once committed to their side, must confront even a revered and formidable figure like Droṇa. It points to the ethical tension between personal reverence and the obligations imposed by allegiance and battlefield dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas, as elite chariot-warriors, advance directly toward Droṇa and engage him in combat, indicating a focused assault on the Kaurava commander.