Shloka 2
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
विधाय योगं पार्थेन संशप्तकगणै: सह । निष्क्रान्ते च तदा पार्थे संशप्तकवधध॑ं प्रति,संजय कहते हैं--राजेन्द्र! महारथी द्रोणाचार्यने वह रात बिताकर दुर्योधनसे बहुत कुछ बातें कहीं और संशप्तकोंके साथ अर्जुनके युद्धका योग लगा दिया। भरतश्रेष्ठ) फिर संशप्तकोंका वध करनेके लिये अर्जुन जब दूर निकल गये, तब सेनाकी व्यूहरचना करके धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको पकड़नेके लिये द्रोणाचार्यने पाण्डवोंकी विशाल सेनापर आक्रमण किया
sa jaya uv01ca |
vidh01ya yoga p01rthena sa baptakaga ai saha |
ni 63kr01nte ca tad01 p01rthe sa baptakavadha prati ||
Sañjaya said: O king, having arranged an engagement for Arjuna (Pārtha) with the Saṃsaptaka warriors, and when Arjuna had marched out to slay those Saṃsaptakas, Droṇa seized the moment, set his battle-array, and advanced against the Pāṇḍava host with the aim of capturing Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira. The episode highlights strategic diversion in war and the moral tension between righteous aims and tactical deception.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical strain of warfare: even when pursuing a strategic objective (capturing the enemy king), commanders may employ diversion and calculated timing. It invites reflection on how dharma in war must contend with necessity, intention, and the means used to achieve ends.
Dro 47a arranges for Arjuna to be drawn away into combat with the Sa baptakas. Once Arjuna departs to destroy them, Dro 47a uses the opening to form a battle-array and attack the P01 47ava forces with the specific aim of seizing Yudhi 63 6dhira.