Mahabharata 7.89.5 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 89, Shloka 5
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सैन्यप्रशंसा, भेदनवृत्तान्त-प्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Praise of the Host and Inquiry after the Breach
चरन्तस्त्वसिमार्गाश्व धरनुर्मार्गाश्न॒ शिक्षया । संग्राममनस: शूरा दृश्यन्ते सम सहस्रश:
carantastv asimārgāśva dhanuḥmārgāṁś ca śikṣayā | saṅgrāmamanasaḥ śūrā dṛśyante sama-sahasraśaḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : « Évoluant en formations disciplinées, des milliers et des milliers de vaillants guerriers—l’esprit tout entier tourné vers la bataille—étaient vus, selon leur entraînement, démontrant les méthodes et le jeu de jambes du combat à l’épée et du tir à l’arc. La scène révèle non seulement l’état de préparation guerrière, mais aussi cette vérité grave : la maîtrise et l’ardeur, attelées à la guerre, peuvent accroître la destruction si le dharma ne les retient pas. »
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined training and collective martial zeal, while implicitly raising a dharmic caution: technical excellence and enthusiasm are morally neutral and become righteous or ruinous depending on the cause and restraint guiding them.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield atmosphere: innumerable warriors are actively demonstrating practiced techniques—maneuvers of sword-combat and archery—showing readiness and eagerness for the coming clash.
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