Shloka 31
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
अभिद्रवत गृह्नीत हयान् द्रोणस्प धावत | इति सम चुक्रुशु: सर्वे राजपुत्रा: सराजका:,उस समय समस्त राजा और राजकुमार पुकार-पुकारकर कहने लगे--“अरे! दौड़ो दौड़ो! द्रोणाचार्यके घोड़ोंको पकड़ो”
abhidravata gṛhṇīta hayān droṇasya dhāvata | iti sma cukruśuḥ sarve rājaputrāḥ sa-rājakāḥ ||
サञ्जयは語った。――そのとき、諸王子は諸王とともに、声を限りに繰り返し叫んだ。「突撃せよ！ 走れ！ ドローナの馬を捕らえよ！」戦場の押し合いへし合いの中、その切迫した命令は、戦術と道義の計算をあらわにする。恐るべき師にして戦士を、ただ正面からの殺戮のみで止めるのではなく、その機動と勢いを断って抑え込むのだ――恐れと必然、そして戦の無慈悲な論理が生んだ策である。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, opponents often seek to neutralize a superior force through practical means—here, by capturing the horses—showing the tension between ideal dharma and battlefield necessity, where urgency and survival drive tactical choices.
As Droṇa advances powerfully in battle, the assembled kings and princes shout orders to rush forward and seize his horses, aiming to halt or weaken his assault by stopping his chariot’s movement.