Shloka 45
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
ततः सज्जो महाराज द्रौणिराहवदुर्मद: । अर्जुनं योधयामास संशप्तकवृतो रणे,महाराज! फिर युद्धसज्जासे सुसज्जित हो रणभूमिमें संशप्तकोंसे घिरा हुआ रणदुर्मद द्रोणकुमार अर्जुनके साथ युद्ध करने लगा
tataḥ sajjo mahārāja drauṇir āhavadurmadāḥ | arjunaṃ yodhayāmāsa saṃśaptakavṛto raṇe ||
サञ्जयは言った。「そのとき、大王よ、戦の憤激に驕り、狂気にも似た昂ぶりに囚われたドローニ（ドローナの子）は、戦闘の構えを取った。戦場でサṃशप्तक（サンシュप्तカ）に取り囲まれながらも、彼はアルジュナと激烈な一騎討ちに入り、誓願と忠節と憤怒が武人を容赦なき対決へ駆り立てるこの戦の、道義と戦略の緊張をいっそう高めた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how vows and martial duty can intensify conflict: warriors bound by oaths (Saṃśaptakas) and driven by pride or battle-fury (durmada) press into combat. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension—dharma in war is not only about courage, but also about mastering anger and ambition so that duty does not become mere violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi), fully prepared for battle and surrounded by the Saṃśaptakas, directly engages Arjuna in combat on the battlefield, signaling a focused and intense confrontation within the larger war.