Shloka 37
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
हया वारणमुख्याश्च प्रापतन्त समन्तत:
hayā vāraṇamukhyāś ca prāpatanta samantataḥ
Sañjaya dit : De toutes parts, les meilleurs chevaux et les plus grands éléphants se ruèrent et fondirent sur la mêlée, tandis que l’élan de la bataille se resserrait et que la résolution des guerriers se durcissait en un assaut sans relâche.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war escalates beyond individual heroics into overwhelming collective force—symbolized by massed cavalry and elephants—inviting reflection on the ethical weight of violence and the inevitability of consequences once conflict is unleashed.
Sañjaya reports that elite horses and leading elephants are charging in from all directions, indicating an intensification of the battle and a surrounding, pressing assault within the ongoing Drona Parva combat.