Shloka 5
शैनेयचरितम्
The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement
धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा: पार्था व्यूढानीका: प्रहारिण: । द्रोणस्य सैन्यं ते सर्वे शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्,धृष्टद्युम्म आदि पाण्डवपक्षीय सब प्रहारकुशल योद्धा अपनी सेनाका व्यूह बनाकर द्रोणाचार्यकी सेनापर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे
dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhāḥ pārthā vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ | droṇasya sainyaṃ te sarve śaravarṣair avākiran |
Sañjaya said: Led by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the sons of Pṛthā, skilled in striking and arrayed in battle-order, all together showered Droṇa’s army with a rain of arrows.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined coordination in warfare: when warriors are properly arrayed (vyūḍhānīkāḥ) under capable leadership, their collective effort becomes decisive. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s battlefield dharma where duty, strategy, and restraint/skill shape outcomes even amid violence.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava warriors, led by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, have formed a battle array and begin a concentrated assault, covering Droṇa’s forces with volleys of arrows.