Shloka 22
Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens
धृष्टय्युम्नश्ष पाञ्चाल्यस्तेषां गोप्ता महारथ: । सहित: पृतनाशूरै रथमुख्यै: प्रभद्रकै:,पांचालराजकुमार महारथी धृष्टद्युम्न अपनी सेनाके चुने हुए शूरवीर एवं प्रधान रथी प्रभद्रकोंके साथ उन सबकी रक्षा करते थे
dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pāñcālyas teṣāṃ goptā mahārathaḥ | sahitaḥ pṛtanāśūrai rathamukhyaiḥ prabhadrakaiḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Le prince pāñcāla Dhṛṣṭadyumna, grand guerrier de char, était le protecteur de ces troupes. Il les gardait, accompagné de héros choisis de l’armée et des plus éminents combattants de char appelés Prabhadrakas—image d’un commandement discipliné et d’une responsabilité ferme au milieu du chaos de la guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, dharma expresses itself as responsibility: a commander’s role is not merely to attack but to protect and organize those under his charge. Dhṛṣṭadyumna is portrayed as a guardian-leader, embodying disciplined stewardship amid violence.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava-side formation and its defenders: Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince and a mahāratha, is stationed as the protector, supported by chosen army-heroes and the foremost chariot-warriors called the Prabhadrakas.