Shloka 53
Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ
Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors
दृष्टवा विनिहतान् भ्रातृन् भीमसेनेन संयुगे
dṛṣṭvā vinihatān bhrātṝn bhīmasenena saṁyuge
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຫັນພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງຕົນຖືກພີມະເສນະສັງຫານໃນກາງສົງຄາມ, ຜູ້ເບິ່ງກໍຖືກບັງຄັບໃຫ້ປະເຊີນໜ້າກັບນ້ຳໜັກທາງສິນທຳອັນເຢັນຊາຂອງສົງຄາມຂ້າພີ່ນ້ອງ—ບ່ອນທີ່ຄວາມຈົ່ງຮັກພັກພວກ ແລະ ໜ້າທີ່ຂອງກະສັດຕຣິຍະ (kṣatriya) ປະທະກັບຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າ, ຄວາມໂກດແຄ້ນ, ແລະຜົນຕາມມາຂອງຄວາມຮຸນແຮງທີ່ບໍ່ອາດຫວນຄືນໄດ້.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical gravity of war: even when actions are framed as duty and strategy, the sight of slain kin exposes the human cost—grief and moral shock—reminding the listener that victory in dharma-yuddha still carries profound personal and societal consequences.
Sañjaya narrates that someone (contextually, a warrior or observer on the Kaurava side) sees his brothers lying dead, killed by Bhīmasena during the battle, setting up an emotional and retaliatory response within the ongoing combat of the Droṇa Parva.