Shloka 47
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
कच्चित्स कदन कृत्वा परेषां कुरुनन्दन
kaccit sa kadanaṁ kṛtvā pareṣāṁ kurunandana
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಕುರುನಂದನ! ಅವನು ಶತ್ರುಪಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಮಹಾ ಸಂಹಾರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದನೇ?
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension of war-reporting: victory is measured as destruction of the opponent, yet the very question carries anxiety—implying that slaughter, even when strategically desired, is ethically weighty and consequential.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle to the Kuru listener, asks whether the warrior previously under discussion has succeeded in inflicting heavy casualties on the opposing side—framing the ongoing combat in terms of battlefield outcome.