Shloka 29
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya
Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance
तावुभौ युधि कौरव्यौ समीयतुररिंदमौ
tāv ubhau yudhi kauravyau samīyatur arindamau
サンジャヤは言った。その二人のクル族の勇士――ともに敵を屈せしめる者――は戦場のただ中で相まみえ、正面の戦いへと間合いを詰めた。戦の容赦なき務めが、彼らを対決へと押しやったのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inexorable momentum of war: valor and enmity draw warriors into direct encounter. Ethically, it underscores the kṣatriya frame of duty and the grave seriousness of choosing conflict, where meeting the enemy becomes both a test of courage and a consequence of prior decisions.
Sañjaya reports that two Kaurava champions come face-to-face on the battlefield and engage one another, setting up or continuing a duel within the larger fighting of the Droṇa Parva.