Shloka 13
उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations
प्रभद्रकाश्न॒ पञज्चाला: षट्सहस्रा: प्रहारिण:
prabhadrakāś ca pañcālāḥ ṣaṭsahasrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
Sañjaya said: The Prabhadrakas and the Pañcālas—six thousand strong—advanced as fierce assailants, striking in the thick of battle. The line underscores the scale and resolve of the Pañcāla forces as the war’s violence intensifies, where collective duty to one’s side is pursued through relentless combat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights collective resolve and the momentum of armed duty in a righteous-war framework: large bodies of warriors act as a single force, showing how allegiance and obligation can drive intense violence, inviting reflection on the moral weight of mass conflict.
Sañjaya reports that the Prabhadrakas together with the Pañcālas, numbering six thousand, are actively attacking—depicting a significant Pañcāla-aligned contingent pressing the fight during the Drona Parva battles.