Shloka 4
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
द्राविडास्तु निषादास्तु पुनः सात्यकिचोदिता: । अभ्यद्रवज्जिघांसन्त: पत्तय: कर्णमाहवे,तब सात्यकिसे प्रेरित होकर द्रविड और निषाद देशोंके पैदल सैनिक कर्णको युद्धमें मार डालनेकी इच्छासे पुन: उसपर टूट पड़े
drāviḍāstu niṣādāstu punaḥ sātyakicoditāḥ | abhyadravajjighāṃsantaḥ pattayaḥ karṇam āhave ||
Sañjaya said: Urged on again by Sātyaki, the foot-soldiers from the Drāviḍa and Niṣāda regions rushed at Karṇa on the battlefield, intent on killing him.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: leaders’ commands and strategic intent translate into collective violence by rank-and-file soldiers. It points to how duty, allegiance, and command structure can intensify conflict, directing many toward the single aim of killing an enemy champion.
Sañjaya reports that, at Sātyaki’s urging, contingents of Drāviḍa and Niṣāda infantry charge again at Karṇa in the battle, seeking to slay him.