Shloka 383
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ शल्यश्वैतान् न्यवारयन् । तब द्रोणाचार्य, कृपाचार्य, कर्ण, अश्वत्थामा, राजा जयद्रथ, अवन्तीके राजकुमार विन्द और अनुविन्द तथा राजा शल्यने मिलकर इन आक्रमणकारियोंको रोका
vindānuvindāv āvantyau śalyaśvaitān nyavārayan |
Sañjaya said: Vindā and Anuvindā, the princes of Avanti, checked the advance of Śalya’s and Śveta’s forces. In that moment, Droṇācārya, Kṛpācārya, Karṇa, Aśvatthāmā, King Jayadratha, and the Avanti princes Vindā and Anuvindā, together with King Śalya, united to repel those assailants—an image of coordinated resistance amid the moral turbulence of war, where loyalty to one’s side and martial duty drive collective action even as the conflict’s righteousness remains contested.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights collective resolve and coordinated defense in battle: warriors bound by allegiance and kṣatriya-duty act together to restrain attackers, illustrating how duty and loyalty operate powerfully even when the wider war raises complex questions of dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Vindā and Anuvindā of Avanti repel the opposing advance associated with Śalya and Śveta; simultaneously, major Kaurava-aligned leaders—Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Aśvatthāmā, Jayadratha, along with Śalya and the Avanti princes—join forces to check the oncoming attackers.