Shloka 20
रात्रौ युद्धप्रवृत्तिः — Night Battle Begins; Duryodhana’s Protective Orders for Droṇa
Droṇa-parva 139
दुर्योधनसमादिष्टा: सोदर्या: सप्त भारत | भीमसेनमभिद्रुत्य संरब्धा: पर्यवारयन्,भारत! दुर्योधनकी आज्ञा पाकर उसके सात भाइयोंने कुपित हो भीमसेनपर आक्रमण करके उन्हें चारों ओरसे घेर लिया
duryodhana-samādiṣṭāḥ sodaryāḥ sapta bhārata | bhīmasenam abhidrutya saṃrabdhāḥ paryavārayan ||
Sañjaya dit : Ô Bhārata, sur l’ordre de Duryodhana, ses sept frères germains, enflammés de colère, se ruèrent sur Bhīmasena et l’encerclèrent de toutes parts.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical fault-line of war: when loyalty to a leader overrides moral discernment, even close kin can become instruments of adharma. Anger and blind obedience amplify violence and lead to collective wrongdoing.
Sañjaya reports that, on Duryodhana’s command, his seven full brothers rush at Bhīma in anger and surround him from all sides, setting up a concentrated attack against a single formidable opponent.