Shloka 9
उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations
तथा युधिष्ठिरस्तूर्ण भीमसेनश्न पाण्डव: । पृथक्चमूशभ्यां संयत्तौ द्रोणमेवाभ्यधावताम्,इसी प्रकार राजा युधिष्ठिर और पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेनने भी पृथक्-पृथक् सेनाओंके साथ तैयार हो शीघ्रतापूर्वक द्रोणाचार्यपर ही आक्रमण किया
tathā yudhiṣṭhiras tūrṇaṁ bhīmasenaś ca pāṇḍavaḥ | pṛthak camūbhyāṁ saṁyattau droṇam evābhyadhāvatām ||
Sañjaya said: In the same manner, King Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīmasena, the son of Pāṇḍu, each having readied his own division of troops, rushed swiftly—directing their assault specifically against Droṇa. The moment underscores the Pandavas’ urgent resolve to confront the commander whose prowess and strategy were shaping the battle’s moral and tactical crisis.
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