Shloka 14
भीमसेनस्य प्रतिघातः—भगदत्तगजप्रहारः—घटोत्कचमायायुद्धम्
Bhīma’s Counteroffensive, Bhagadatta’s Elephant Assault, and Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā Engagement
चेदिकाशिकरूषैश्न पौरवैरपि संवृतः । धृष्टद्युम्न: शिखण्डी च पज्चालाश्व प्रभद्रका:
cedikāśikarūṣaiś ca pauravair api saṃvṛtaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca pāñcālāś ca prabhadrakāḥ ||
ಭಾರತಾ! ಧೃಷ್ಟಕೇತುವಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಚೇದಿ, ಕಾಶಿ, ಕರೂಷ ಮತ್ತು ಪೌರವ ಮೊದಲಾದ ದೇಶಗಳ ಸೈನಿಕರೂ ಇದ್ದರು. ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನ, ಶಿಖಂಡಿ, ಪಾಂಚಾಲರು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಭದ್ರಕರು ಆ ಮಹಾಸೈನ್ಯದ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಯುದ್ಧಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಿಂತರು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores collective duty (kṣatriya-dharma) expressed through disciplined alliance: multiple kingdoms coordinate around key leaders, showing how responsibility in war is carried not by individuals alone but by ordered support and shared resolve.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava-side center of the battlefield formation: it is surrounded by allied contingents (Cedi, Kāśi, Karūṣa, and Pauravas), with Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin standing prominently alongside the Pāñcālas and Prabhadrakas, poised for combat.