Shloka 3
तथा तेषु विषक्तेषु सैन्येषु जयगृद्धिषु । अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च सैन्धवायैव जग्मतु:,विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाली वे समस्त सेनाएँ जब युद्धमें इस प्रकार अनुरक्त हो रही थीं, तब अर्जुन और श्रीकृष्ण सिन्धुराज जयद्रथको प्राप्त करनेके लिये ही आगे बढ़ते चले गये
tathā teṣu viṣakteṣu sainyeṣu jayagṛddhiṣu | arjuno vāsudevaś ca saindhavāyaiva jagmatuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: While those armies, intent on victory, were thus fully engaged in the fighting, Arjuna and Vāsudeva pressed forward with a single aim—to reach Saindhava (Jayadratha). The scene underscores how, amid the collective frenzy for conquest, their chariot advances under a focused vow-driven purpose, narrowing the vast war to a morally charged pursuit of one responsible target.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the chaos of war and the general hunger for victory (jayagṛddhi), dharmic action is portrayed as purposeful and accountable: Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa move with concentrated intent toward a specific agent of wrongdoing (Jayadratha), emphasizing resolve, responsibility, and targeted justice rather than indiscriminate violence.
As the opposing armies become fully engaged in battle, Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa drive forward on their chariot specifically to reach Saindhava—Jayadratha—making him the immediate objective amid the broader fighting.