Shloka 7
ततः सरथनागाश्चा: कुरव: कुरुसत्तमम् । निर्भया भरतश्रेष्ठमभ्यवर्तन्त फाल्गुनम्,तदनन्तर रथ, हाथी और घोड़ोंसहित बहुत-से कौरव वीर निर्भय हो भरतभूषण कुरुश्रेष्ठ अर्जुनका सामना करनेके लिये चढ़ आये
tataḥ sa-ratha-nāgāś ca kuravaḥ kuru-sattamam | nirbhayā bharata-śreṣṭham abhyavartanta phālgunam ||
Kemudian banyak kesatria Kuru—dengan kereta, gajah, dan kuda—maju tanpa gentar untuk menghadapi Phālguna, Arjuna, yang termulia di antara Bharata dan terunggul di antara Kurus.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fearlessness in war is morally ambiguous: courage can serve dharma when aligned with righteous purpose, yet the same fearless momentum can also intensify violence when directed by factional loyalty rather than ethical discernment.
Sañjaya reports that numerous Kuru (Kaurava) fighters, supported by chariots, elephants, and horses, surge forward to engage Arjuna (Phālguna), described with honorific epithets as the foremost among the Kurus and Bharatas.