Shloka 33
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
ततः: पुनर्दक्षिणत: संग्रामश्चित्रयोधिनाम्
tataḥ punar dakṣiṇataḥ saṅgrāmaś citrayodhinām
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, di sayap selatan, kembali berkobar pertempuran sengit di antara para kesatria dengan kepiawaian yang beragam dan menonjol. Ini menandakan bahwa arus perang terus bergeser dari satu penjuru ke penjuru lain, menyeret semua pihak makin dalam ke tuntutan tanpa henti—dan beban moral—dari dharma peperangan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the instability and all-consuming spread of war: conflict shifts direction repeatedly, testing discipline and dharma as warriors are drawn into ever-new fronts without respite.
Sañjaya reports that fighting flares up again on the southern side of the battlefield, where many notable and varied warriors engage in combat.