Shloka 3
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
तव प्रियहिते युक्तो महेष्वासो महाबल: । चित्रपुड्खै: शितैर्बाणै: कलशोत्तमसम्भव:,(जघान सोमकान् राजन् सृ०जयान् केकयानपि ।) राजन! आपके प्रिय और हित-साधनमें लगे हुए महाधनुर्धर महाबली उत्तम कलशजन्मा द्रोणाचार्यने अपने विचित्र पंखोंवाले पैने बाणोंद्वारा सोमकों, सूंजयों तथा केकयोंका संहार आरम्भ किया
sañjaya uvāca | tava priyahite yukto maheṣvāso mahābalaḥ | citrapuḍkhaiḥ śitair bāṇaiḥ kalaśottamasambhavaḥ | jaghāna somakān rājan sṛñjayān kekayān api |
Sanjaya said: Engaged in securing what was dear and beneficial to you, the mighty, great archer—Drona, born from the excellent vessel—began to strike down the Somakas, the Sṛñjayas, and the Kekayas with sharp arrows fitted with variegated feathers. The verse underscores how loyalty to a king’s interests, when expressed through martial prowess, can intensify the destructive momentum of war.
संजय उवाच