Shloka 15
अन्वगच्छन् महाराज मत्स्यैश्न सह सोमकै: । अर्जुनने द्रोणाचार्यकी सेनापर दक्षिण पार्श्से और भीमसेनने बायें पार्श्बले अपने बाणसमूहोंकी भारी वर्षा प्रारम्भ कर दी। महाराज! उस समय महातेजस्वी पांचालों, सृंजयों, मत्स्यों तथा सोमकोंने भी उन्हीं दोनोंके मार्गकका अनुसरण किया ।। १३-१४ $ ।। तथैव तव पुत्रस्य रथोदारा: प्रहारिण:
anvagacchan mahārāja matsyaiś ca saha somakaiḥ | tathaiva tava putrasya rathodārāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ||
O King, the Matsyas, together with the Somakas, followed in their wake. Likewise, the valiant and hard-striking chariot-warriors of your son pressed on—signaling how, in the momentum of battle, whole divisions align themselves behind leading fighters, and how collective resolve can amplify both courage and destruction when dharma is contested on the battlefield.
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how armies move by imitation and allegiance: once leading warriors commit, allied groups and elite chariot-fighters follow, intensifying the conflict. Ethically, it points to the power—and danger—of collective momentum when dharma is under strain.
Matsya forces, along with the Somakas, advance following the same course as the principal fighters. On the opposing side, the formidable chariot-warriors aligned with the Kaurava prince also surge forward, indicating coordinated movement and mounting pressure in the battle.