Shloka 35
सैन्धवविक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of Jayadratha’s Martial Display
अभ्यद्रवन् परीप्सन्तो व्यूढानीका: प्रहारिण: । संजयने कहा--राजन! युधिष्ठिर, भीमसेन, शिखण्डी, सात्यकि, नकुल-सहदेव, धष्टद्युम्न, विराट, द्रपद, केकय-राजकुमार, रोषमें भरा हुआ धृष्टकेतु तथा मत्स्यदेशीय योद्धा --ये सब-के-सब युद्धस्थलमें आगे बढ़े। अभिमन्युके ताऊ, चाचा तथा मामागण अपनी सेनाको व्यूहद्वारा संगठित करके प्रहार करनेके लिये उद्यत हो अभिमन्युकी रक्षाके लिये उसीके बनाये हुए मार्गसे व्यूहमें जानेके उद्देश्यसे एक साथ दौड़ पड़े
abhyadravan parīpsanto vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ |
Sañjaya said: Eager to achieve their aim, the Pandava warriors—arrayed in a disciplined battle-formation and ready to strike—surged forward together. In the larger moral frame of the war, their advance is not mere aggression but a determined effort to protect their own and to meet a grave tactical challenge with coordinated resolve.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, effective action is shown as disciplined and purposeful: warriors move in coordinated formation, driven by a clear objective—often framed as protection of comrades and fulfillment of duty (svadharma) rather than uncontrolled rage.
Sañjaya reports that the Pandava side, with troops properly arrayed, rushes forward together to strike and to pursue a specific tactical aim—contextually, the effort to enter the enemy formation and safeguard Abhimanyu amid the crisis of the battle-array.