Shloka 4
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
कथं च युद्ध सम्भूतं तयो: प्राणदुरोदरे । अत्र मन्ये समायत्तो जयो वाजय एव च,उन दोनोंमें प्राणोंकी बाजी लगाकर किस प्रकार युद्ध हुआ? मैं समझता हूँ कि यहीं उभय पक्षकी जय अथवा विजय निर्भर है
sañjaya uvāca | kathaṃ ca yuddha-sambhūtaṃ tayoḥ prāṇa-durodare | atra manye samāyatto jayo vā jaya eva ca ||
サンジャヤは言った。「そして、命を賭した危うい勝負の中で、あの二人の戦いはどのようにして起こったのか。私の見立てでは、ここにこそ帰趨が懸かっている――勝利がいずれの陣営に属するかが。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: when life itself is wagered, a single confrontation can become the decisive pivot of victory. It frames the moment as one where consequences are immediate and irreversible, urging attention to the stakes rather than mere spectacle.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, asks how the clash between “those two” unfolded in a life-staked, perilous encounter, and he judges that the larger victory of either side depends upon what happens right here.