Shloka 43
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 warriors—having their forces drawn up in ordered battle-array and ready to strike—rushed forward together. In the unfolding crisis around Abhimanyu, the Pāṇḍava champions and their allies surge ahead with disciplined intent, driven by duty to protect their own and to break through the enemy’s formation, even at grave risk.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined action in crisis: warriors do not rush blindly, but advance with forces properly arrayed, combining courage with order. Ethically, it reflects kṣatriya-dharma—acting decisively to protect one’s side and pursue a just objective, even under peril.
Sañjaya reports that the fighters, intent on their goal, charge forward with their troops organized in battle formation, prepared to strike. In the broader episode of Droṇa Parva, this aligns with the urgent movement of Pāṇḍava-aligned warriors attempting to press into or counter a formidable enemy formation during the Abhimanyu crisis.