Shloka 45
Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ
Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors
कौरवान् सहितान् सर्वान् गोग्रहार्थे समागतान् | यो5जयन्मत्स्यनगरे दिष्ट्या पार्थ: स जीवति,“विराटकी गौओंका अपहरण करनेके लिये एक साथ आये हुए समस्त कौरवोंको जिसने मत्स्य देशकी राजधानीके समीप पराजित किया था, वह पार्थ जीवित है, यह सौभाग्यकी बात है
kauravān sahitān sarvān gogrāhārthe samāgatān | yo 'jayān matsyanagare diṣṭyā pārthaḥ sa jīvati ||
Dialah yang, dekat kota kerajaan Matsya, mengalahkan seluruh Kaurava yang berkumpul untuk merampas ternak Virāṭa; berkat mujur takdir, Pārtha itu masih hidup.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral contrast between unjust aggression (cattle-raiding) and righteous resistance. Sañjaya frames Arjuna’s continued life as ‘diṣṭyā’—a fortunate, providential good—suggesting that the survival of a dharmic protector is itself a blessing in a time when adharma-driven conflict consumes many.
Sañjaya recalls the earlier Gograha episode: the Kauravas gathered to seize Virāṭa’s cattle, but Arjuna (Pārtha), near the Matsya capital, defeated them. In the present war-report context, Sañjaya remarks that it is fortunate that the same Arjuna is still alive.