Shloka 19
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
दुर्योधनप्रभूतय: प्रगृहीतशरासना: । भृशमश्रैः प्रजवितै: प्रययुर्यत्र ते रथा:,इधर, उस समरभूमिमें अभिमन्युको भीमसेन तथा धृष्टद्युम्नससे मिला हुआ देख आपकी सेनाके दुर्योधन आदि महारथी हाथोंमें धनुष लिये अत्यन्त वेगशाली अअश्रोंद्वारा वहाँ जा पहुँचे, जहाँ वे बारह पाण्डवपक्षीय महारथी विद्यमान थे
sañjaya uvāca | duryodhana-prabhūtayaḥ pragṛhīta-śarāsanāḥ | bhṛśam aśraiḥ prajavitaiḥ prayayur yatra te rathāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Led by Duryodhana, those warriors—bows in hand—drove forward with great force, urged on by swift horses, to the place where those chariots of the Pāṇḍava side were stationed. The verse highlights the escalating momentum of battle: resolve hardens into action, and leadership channels collective aggression toward a decisive clash.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how leadership and intent convert inner hostility into organized action. Ethically, it warns that when power and resolve are yoked to anger, conflict accelerates rapidly—making restraint and discernment crucial even amid kṣatriya warfare.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana and the Kaurava warriors, holding their bows ready, rush forward in their chariots driven by swift horses toward the position where the opposing chariots (Pāṇḍava-side forces) are gathered.