Shloka 48
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ
Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्रुपदस्यात्मजो बली । धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज पुत्र तव जनेश्वरम्
etasminneva kāle tu drupadasyātmajo balī | dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja putra tava janeśvaram ||
ಅದೇ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ, ಮಹಾರಾಜನೇ, ದ್ರುಪದನ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ಪುತ್ರ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನನು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪುತ್ರನಾದ ಜನೇಶ್ವರನ ಎದುರು ನಿಂತನು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the immediacy of consequence in war: leadership and power are continually tested by equally powerful opponents, and a ruler’s status offers no immunity from direct challenge. It reflects the kṣatriya world where duty and prowess meet in decisive moments.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that at that very moment the mighty Dhṛṣṭadyumna—Drupada’s son and a key Pāṇḍava commander—moves against (or engages) Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son, Duryodhana, described with the royal epithet “janeśvara.”