Shloka 26
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
चक्रेण चक्रमासाद्य वीरो वीरस्य संयुगे
cakreṇa cakram āsādya vīro vīrasya saṃyuge
Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, the hero met the hero’s chariot-wheel with his own wheel—closing in at close quarters, as if to test strength and resolve face to face amid the chaos of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting an equal opponent directly and fearlessly; even the imagery of wheel-to-wheel contact suggests steadfastness, resolve, and the ethical demand to stand one’s ground in a righteous contest.
Sañjaya describes a close-quarters moment in the chariot battle where one warrior drives in so near that his chariot-wheel meets the other’s wheel—signaling an intense engagement between two valiant fighters.