Shloka 32
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
ततः प्रववृते युद्ध द्रोणस्प सह पाण्डवै:
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ droṇaspaḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ
Sañjaya said: Thereafter the battle began in earnest, as Droṇa’s forces engaged the Pāṇḍavas—an escalation that frames the tragic tension between martial duty and the mounting cost of war.
सयजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war, once set in motion, advances through duty-bound action (kṣatriya-dharma) even as it deepens moral and human costs—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between obligation and consequence.
Sañjaya reports that the fighting now truly commences: Droṇa’s side and the Pāṇḍavas come into direct engagement, marking an intensification of the conflict under Droṇa’s leadership.