Shloka 28
तदनीकमभिप्रेक्ष्य त्रय: सज्जा महारथा:,मान्यवर! उस सेनाको देखकर तीन महारथी भीमसेन, अर्जुन और सहदेव युद्ध- सामग्रीसे सुसज्जित हो दुर्योधनके वधकी इच्छासे सिंहनाद करते हुए आगे बढ़े
tad anīkam abhiprekṣya trayaḥ sajjā mahārathāḥ
Sañjaya said: Seeing that battle-array, three great chariot-warriors—Bhīmasena, Arjuna, and Sahadeva—fully armed and prepared for combat, advanced with lion-like roars, intent on the slaying of Duryodhana. The verse underscores the climactic resolve of the Pāṇḍavas’ champions: their martial vigor is directed toward ending the war by striking at its chief instigator, framing violence here as a targeted act within the grim logic of kṣatriya-duty rather than mere bloodlust.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined resolve in a dharmic crisis: the warriors’ force is not portrayed as random aggression but as a focused attempt to end adharma by confronting the principal cause of the conflict. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension between the horror of war and the kṣatriya obligation to act decisively when injustice has become entrenched.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, upon seeing the opposing formation, three Pāṇḍava champions—Bhīma, Arjuna, and Sahadeva—arm themselves, roar like lions, and surge forward, determined to kill Duryodhana.