Shloka 43
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
तथा द्रोणेन समरे निगृहीतेषु पाण्डुषु । कथें युद्धम भूत् तत्र तनन््ममाचक्ष्व संजय,संजय! जब द्रोणाचार्यने समरभूमिमें पूर्वोक्त प्रकारसे पाण्डवोंको रोक दिया, तब वहाँ किस प्रकार युद्ध हुआ? यह सब मुझे बताओ
tathā droṇena samare nigṛhīteṣu pāṇḍuṣu | kathaṁ yuddham abhūt tatra tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ||
Sañjaya said: “When Droṇa, in the midst of battle, had checked and subdued the Pāṇḍavas in the manner just described, how did the fighting proceed there afterward? Tell me all of it, O Sañjaya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined inquiry and responsible narration in the midst of moral crisis: after a decisive tactical move (Droṇa restraining the Pāṇḍavas), the listener seeks a complete, truthful account of what followed, emphasizing clarity about causes and consequences in war.
Sañjaya continues his battlefield report. The situation is that Droṇa has successfully checked the Pāṇḍavas; the question asks what kind of combat unfolded next at that point, prompting Sañjaya to describe the subsequent course of the battle.