Shloka 7
अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle
अथ तव नरदेव सैनिका- स््तव च सुता: सुरसूनुसंनिभा: । अमितबलपुर:सरा रणे कुरुवृषभा: शिनिपौत्रमभ्ययु:
atha tava naradeva sainikās tava ca sutāḥ surasūnusaṃnibhāḥ | amitabalapuraḥsarā raṇe kuruvṛṣabhāḥ śinipautram abhyayuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then, O king, your soldiers—and your sons, who shone like the sons of the gods—advanced into battle. Led by warriors of immeasurable strength, those foremost bulls among the Kurus charged toward the grandson of Śini. The verse underscores the momentum of war: pride in lineage and might drives the assault, even as the moral weight of fratricidal conflict hangs over the field.
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The verse highlights how martial pride—strength, lineage, and leadership—can propel men into violence. Ethically, it points to the tragic momentum of war: even ‘godlike’ princes and mighty leaders rush forward, while the deeper dharmic cost of attacking kin and allies remains implicit.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava troops and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, led by very powerful warriors, advance in the battle and charge against Śini’s descendant—Sātyaki.