Shloka 88
त्वदीयास्तांस्तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य सर्वत: समभिद्रुतान् । रथाश्वपत्तिद्विरदा: पाण्डवानभिदुद्रुवु:,पाण्डव-सैनिकोंको सब ओरसे आक्रमण करते देख आपके रथी, घुड़सवार, पैदल और हाथीसवार भी पाण्डवोंपर टूट पड़े
tvadīyāstāṃstu samprekṣya sarvataḥ samabhidrutān | rathāśvapattidviradāḥ pāṇḍavānabhidudruvuḥ ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Al ver a tus fuerzas abalanzarse desde todos los flancos, los guerreros de tu hueste—los de carros, los jinetes, la infantería y los que iban sobre elefantes—cargaron también de frente contra los Pāṇḍavas. La batalla creció hasta volverse un asalto de muchas formas, donde las filas disciplinadas y el deber marcial empujaban a hombres y bestias al apretado fragor de la guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, in war, collective momentum and perceived necessity (kṣatriya-dharma and loyalty to one’s side) can rapidly escalate violence: once an all-sided assault is seen, the entire fourfold army responds in kind. It invites reflection on how duty and group allegiance can override restraint, intensifying conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, observing the opposing troops pressing in from all directions, the Kaurava host—chariot-warriors, cavalry, infantry, and elephant-corps—surged forward and attacked the Pāṇḍavas, turning the encounter into a full-scale charge.