Shloka 31
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
अभिद॒द्राव वेगेन द्रोणस्प वधकाड्क्षया । आमिषार्थी यथा सिंहो वने मत्तमिव द्विपम्
abhidadrāva vegena droṇasya vadhakāṅkṣayā | āmiṣārthī yathā siṁho vane mattam iva dvipam ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ ដោយល្បឿនដ៏ខ្លាំង ធ្រឹෂ្ដទ្យុម្ន បានវាយប្រហារទៅលើ ដ្រូណា ដោយចិត្តប៉ងសម្លាប់គាត់—ដូចសីហៈដែលប្រាថ្នាសាច់ នៅព្រៃ វាយលុកដំរីឆ្កួតមួយ។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights single-pointed intent in action and the harsh moral landscape of war: within kṣatriya-dharma, decisive aggression is portrayed through a predator–prey simile, underscoring how battlefield duty can channel personal resolve into lethal action.
Sañjaya describes Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna rushing at Droṇa at great speed, determined to kill him, comparing the charge to a lion attacking a maddened elephant in the forest.