Shloka 106
ताभ्यामतीत्य तौ भागौ निहता मम शत्रव: । 'पृथ्वीपते! इस प्रकार मेरी सेनाके ये नौ भाग किये गये थे। अब यहाँ भीष्म तथा महात्मा द्रोणाचार्यका भाग नहीं रह गया है। उन दोनोंने उनके लिये निर्धारित भागोंसे और आगे बढ़कर मेरे शत्रुओंका संहार किया है
tābhyām atītya tau bhāgau nihatā mama śatravaḥ |
Sañjaya said: Surpassing even those two allotted divisions, my enemies were struck down. The sense is that Bhīṣma and the great-souled Droṇa did not remain confined to the portions assigned to them in the battle-array; going beyond their designated sectors, they carried out a sweeping slaughter of the opposing warriors—an image of overwhelming martial prowess that also hints at how, in war, formal plans and boundaries are often overridden by the momentum of violence and the drive to secure victory.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even carefully assigned plans and boundaries in conflict can be overridden by force, urgency, and capability; the verse underscores how exceptional warriors can reshape the battlefield, raising ethical questions about restraint versus necessity in war.
Sañjaya reports that the opposing warriors were cut down after Bhīṣma and Droṇa moved beyond their allotted sectors in the formation, extending their action past the planned divisions and inflicting heavy losses.