Shloka 9
Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
तमब्रवीन्महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नो वृकोदरम्
tam abravīn mahārāja dhṛṣṭadyumno vṛkodaram
Sañjaya said: O King, Dhṛṣṭadyumna addressed Vṛkodara, speaking to him directly amid the press of battle—an urgent call within the moral weight of fratricidal war, where duty and resolve must be voiced without delay.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in violent conflict, responsibility is carried through clear speech and purposeful command: leaders must articulate intent and duty, and warriors must receive direction with steadiness, remembering the ethical gravity of their actions.
Sañjaya narrates to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna speaks to Vṛkodara (Bhīma), indicating a moment of battlefield communication—likely an instruction, exhortation, or tactical appeal within the Drona Parva’s intense fighting.