Shloka 9
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा रथान् सप्तशतान् रणे | प्रैषयद् यत्र राजासौ धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर:
tato duryodhano rājā rathān saptśatān raṇe | praiṣayad yatra rājāsau dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then King Duryodhana dispatched seven hundred chariots into the battle, to the place where that king—Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma—was positioned.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma often attempts to defeat dharma not by moral argument but by concentrating power and force against righteous leadership. It invites reflection on kingship: true authority is measured by alignment with dharma, even when confronted by overwhelming might.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana orders a large chariot contingent—seven hundred—to move toward the position of Yudhiṣṭhira. It is a tactical decision to pressure or break the Pandava center by striking at their king.