Shloka 386
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
पुत्र: पाउ्चालराजस्य जिधघांसु: कुञज्जरान् ययौ | उधर धृष्टद्युम्नने समरांगणमें राजा दुर्योधनको पराजित कर दिया था। महाराज! जब आपका पुत्र घोड़ेकी पीठपर सवार हो वहाँसे भाग गया
sañjaya uvāca | putraḥ pāñcālarājasya jighāṃsuḥ kuñjarān yayau |
サンジャヤは言った。パーンチャーラ王の子は、象どもを討ち滅ぼさんと志して進み出た。戦のさなか、ドゥルヨーダナが馬上で逃れ、パーンダヴァらが象兵の隊に包囲されているのを見るや、ドリシュタデュムナはたちまちその象陣へ突撃した――盟友を守り、圧する包囲を破るという武人の務めに駆られて。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Within the battlefield ethic of the Mahābhārata, a kṣatriya leader must act decisively to protect comrades and counter an unjust tactical advantage. Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s charge embodies courage and responsibility: breaking an encirclement to safeguard allies, even at great personal risk.
Sanjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, son of the Pāñcāla king, advances with the aim of killing the war-elephants. The surrounding context explains that after Duryodhana withdraws on horseback, the Pāṇḍavas are seen hemmed in by an elephant formation, prompting Dhṛṣṭadyumna to rush and assault that elephant-corps.