Shloka 30
संजय उवाच एवमुक्त्वा महाराज द्रोणपुत्र: प्रतापवान् । एकान्ते योजयित्वाश्वान् प्रायादभिमुख: परान्
sañjaya uvāca evam uktvā mahārāja droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān | ekānte yojayitvā aśvān prāyād abhimukhaḥ parān ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、そう言い終えると、武勇にすぐれたドローナの子アシュヴァッターマは、人目を避けた場所で馬を繋ぎ整え、やがて敵の方へと面を向けて出立した。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intention becomes action: after resolving inwardly, Aśvatthāmā prepares in secrecy and moves toward the enemy. In the Sauptika context, this preparation foreshadows ethically fraught violence—showing how private resolve, when driven by wrath and vengeance, can lead to deeds condemned by dharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Aśvatthāmā, having finished speaking, goes aside, harnesses his horses away from public view, and departs toward the opposing camp—an immediate prelude to the events of the night attack.