Shloka 52
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
सैन्धवं पर्यरक्षन्त शासनात् तनयस्य ते | वे आपके पुत्रकी आज्ञासे धनुष खींचते और बाण छोड़ते हुए वहाँ जयद्रथकी सब ओरसे रक्षा करने लगे ।। ततः पार्थस्य शूरस्य बाह्दोर्बलमदृश्यत
saindhavaṁ paryarakṣanta śāsanāt tanayasya te | te ājñayā putrasya tava dhanuṣaḥ kṛtvā jyāṁ bāṇān visṛjantaḥ tatra jayadrathasya sarvataḥ rakṣāṁ cakruḥ || tataḥ pārthasya śūrasya bāhvor balam adṛśyata |
Sañjaya dit : Sur l’ordre de ton fils, ils bandèrent leurs arcs et lâchèrent des flèches, formant un cercle de protection autour de Jayadratha de toutes parts. Alors se révéla la puissance des bras du vaillant Pārtha (Arjuna), tournant funeste du combat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharma-tension: warriors fulfill a commander’s order by protecting an ally, yet that obedience can serve an ethically fraught aim—shielding a pivotal wrongdoer—while righteous force (Arjuna’s prowess) rises in response.
Under Duryodhana’s command, the Kaurava fighters surround and defend Jayadratha with continuous archery. Immediately after, Arjuna’s extraordinary strength and effectiveness in battle becomes clearly visible as he presses through this defense.