Shloka 41
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
ततः प्रववृते युद्ध परस्परवधैषिणाम्
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ parasparavadhaiṣiṇām
Sañjaya dit : Alors la bataille commença véritablement, lorsque les guerriers adverses — chacun ne cherchant que la perte de l’autre — se rapprochèrent avec une résolution commune de tuer. La scène marque l’effondrement funèbre de la retenue, où la rivalité se durcit en une volonté partagée de carnage.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war, once unleashed, becomes reciprocal and self-perpetuating: when both sides seek each other’s death, ethical restraint (dharma as self-control and proportion) is eclipsed by the shared intention to destroy.
Sañjaya reports that the fighting now fully breaks out: the combatants on both sides engage directly, driven by mutual hostility and the desire to kill one another.