Shloka 10
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
इसके बाद राजा दुर्योधनने रणभूमिमें सात सौ रथियोंको वहाँ भेजा, जहाँ धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर खड़े थे ।। ते रथा रथिभिय्युक्ता मनोमारुतरंहस: । अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे कौन्तेयस्य रथं प्रति,रथियोंसे युक्त और मन तथा वायुके समान वेगशाली वे रथ रणभूमिमें कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिरके रथकी ओर दौड़े
tataḥ sa rājā duryodhanaḥ raṇabhūmau saptaśatān rathināṁs tatra preṣayām āsa yatra dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sthitaḥ | te rathā rathibhir yuktā manomārutaraṁhasaḥ | abhyadravanta saṅgrāme kaunteyasya rathaṁ prati ||
Then King Duryodhana dispatched seven hundred chariot-warriors to the place where Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira stood. Those chariots, manned by skilled fighters and swift as thought and wind, charged through the press of battle straight toward the chariot of Kuntī’s son.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, the narrative highlights how leadership and dharma are tested under direct pressure: the dharma-king becomes a focal point, and the ethical weight of the conflict intensifies when righteousness is deliberately challenged.
Duryodhana orders a concentrated assault: seven hundred chariot-warriors, moving with extreme speed, rush toward Yudhiṣṭhira’s chariot on the battlefield.