Shloka 136
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
व्यूहस्योरसि ते राजन् स्थिता युद्धविशारदा: । राजन! उस व्यूहके हृदयस्थानमें जयद्रथ, भीमरथ, सम्पाति, ऋषभ, जय, भूमिंजय, वृषक्राथ तथा महाबली निषधराज बहुत बड़ी सेनाके साथ खड़े थे। ये सब-के-सब ब्रह्मलोककी प्राप्तिको लक्ष्य बनाकर लड़नेवाले तथा युद्धकी कलामें अत्यन्त निपुण थे
sañjaya uvāca | vyūhasyorasi te rājan sthitā yuddhaviśāradāḥ |
Sañjaya said: “O King, stationed at the very heart of your battle-formation stood warriors highly skilled in the art of war. With a vast host were Jayadratha, Bhīmaratha, Sampāti, Ṛṣabha, Jaya, Bhūmiñjaya, Vṛṣakrātha, and the mighty Niṣadha king—fighters who had set their aim on attaining Brahmaloka and who were exceptionally adept in the discipline of battle.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle and the belief that dying while fulfilling one’s warrior-duty can lead to exalted posthumous realms (here, Brahmaloka). It also underscores how strategic placement in a vyūha reflects both military discipline and the ethical seriousness with which warriors frame their duty.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra the internal arrangement of the army: at the center of the battle-formation stand named warriors—Jayadratha and others—supported by a large force. Their position marks them as key defenders of the formation’s core, prepared for intense combat.