Shloka 55
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
सवाजिरथमातज्न् निध्नन् व्यचरदर्जुन:
savājiratham ātajñān nidhnan vyacarad arjunaḥ
Sañjaya dit : «Arjuna allait et venait sur le champ de bataille, abattant les chars ennemis avec leurs chevaux et leurs cochers — image d’une détermination guerrière implacable où les instruments de la violence et ceux qui les manient sont ruinés ensemble.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: when duty is pursued through battle, the destruction extends beyond individuals to the entire apparatus of violence. It invites reflection on responsibility and the ethical weight of martial action even when undertaken as dharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna is ranging across the field and cutting down enemy chariot-units—horses, chariots, and the missile-fighters associated with them—signaling Arjuna’s dominance in that phase of the fight.