Shloka 7
जयद्रथवधः — The Slaying of Jayadratha
Sunset Vow and Curse-Condition
हार्दिक्यं योधवर्य च मन्ये प्राप्त धनंजयम् । न हि मे जायते त्रासो दृष्टवा सैन्यान्यनेकश:
hārdikyaṁ yodhavarya ca manye prāpta dhanañjayam | na hi me jāyate trāso dṛṣṭvā sainyāny anekaśaḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : «J’estime que Hārdikya et ce guerrier d’élite ont désormais rejoint Dhanañjaya. Pourtant, même en voyant les armées rassemblées en tant de divisions, aucune crainte ne s’élève en moi.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness of mind amid overwhelming martial spectacle: even when confronted with vast forces, one may remain unshaken by assessing the situation with clarity rather than panic.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Hārdikya and a foremost warrior have engaged or reached Arjuna, and he remarks that the sight of many troop-formations does not produce fear in him.