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Shloka 323

चेदयश्व महेष्वासा द्रोणमेवाभ्ययुर्युधि । प्रजानाथ! तदनन्तर राजा ट्रुपदके तीनों ही पौत्रों तथा चेदिदेशीय महाधनुर्धर योद्धाओंने भी युद्धस्थलमें द्रोणाचार्यपर ही आक्रमण किया

cedayaś ca maheṣvāsā droṇam evābhyayur yudhi | prajānātha tad-anantaraṁ rājā drupadake trayo hi pautrāś ca cedideśīyā mahā-dhanurdharā yoddhāś ca yuddhasthale droṇācāryam eva abhya-krāman |

Sañjaya dit : Alors les guerriers de Cedi, puissants archers, s’avancèrent au combat contre Droṇa, lui seul. Ô seigneur des hommes ! Aussitôt après, les trois petits-fils du roi Drupada, avec les grands archers du pays de Cedi, lancèrent eux aussi leur assaut contre Droṇācārya sur le champ de bataille, visant le précepteur qui se dressait comme le pilier de l’armée des Kuru.

चेदयःthe Cedis
चेदयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यश्वthe Yashvas (a people/tribe)
यश्व:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महेष्वासाःgreat bowmen
महेष्वासाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
द्रोणम्Drona
द्रोणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभ्ययुःthey attacked/advanced against
अभ्ययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-या
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Dhritarashtra
D
Drona (Dronacharya)
C
Cedi warriors (Cedis)
K
King Drupada
D
Drupada’s three grandsons

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: when a single leader becomes the decisive support of an army, opponents concentrate force against him, even if he is a revered teacher. It reflects the tension between reverence for a guru and the kṣatriya imperative to neutralize the chief threat in war.

Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Cedi archers, and then Drupada’s three grandsons along with other Cedi bowmen, collectively advance and attack Droṇācārya on the battlefield, making him the focal target of their assault.