Shloka 20
द्रोणानीकाभिमुखगमनम्
Abhimanyu advances toward Droṇa’s host
युधिष्ठिर उदाच भिन्ध्यनीकं युधां श्रेष्ठ द्वारं संजनयस्व न: । वयं त्वानुगमिष्यामो येन त्वं तात यास्यसि,युधिष्ठिर बोले-योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ वीर! तुम व्यूहका भेदन करो और हमारे लिये द्वार बना दो! तात! फिर तुम जिस मार्गसे जाओगे, उसीके द्वारा हम भी तुम्हारे पीछे-पीछे चले चलेंगे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca bhindhy anīkaṃ yudhāṃ śreṣṭha dvāraṃ saṃjanayasva naḥ | vayaṃ tvānugamiṣyāmo yena tvaṃ tāta yāsyasi ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik di antara para kesatria! Teroboslah barisan musuh dan bukakan bagi kami sebuah jalan. Anakku, melalui jalan apa pun engkau maju, kami pun akan mengikuti tepat di belakangmu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a crisis, leadership combines clear strategic direction with solidarity: the leader asks the foremost warrior to open a safe passage, while committing that the group will follow together—emphasizing coordinated action, trust, and shared responsibility in fulfilling duty.
On the battlefield, Yudhiṣṭhira urges a leading warrior to pierce the enemy’s formation and make a ‘gate’ or opening. He promises that the Pandava side will follow the same route, indicating an urgent maneuver to penetrate or escape a tightly arranged battle-array.