भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-समागमः
Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Engagement at Sunset
सेनापतिरमेयात्मा धृष्टद्युम्नो महाबल: । द्रोणेन समरे राजन् समियायोग्रकर्मणा
senāpatir ameyātmā dhṛṣṭadyumno mahābalaḥ | droṇena samare rājan samiyāyogra-karmāṇā ||
राजन्! अनन्त आत्मबल से सम्पन्न पाण्डव-सेनापति महाबली धृष्टद्युम्न ने संग्राम में भयंकर कर्म करने वाले द्रोणाचार्य से सामना किया।
संजय उवाच
Even in a dharmic struggle, one may be compelled to confront respected elders and teachers; the verse highlights the hard edge of kṣatriya-duty where personal reverence must yield to responsibility in war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāṇḍava commander, directly engages Droṇācārya in the battlefield, initiating a fierce clash between two major leaders.