Shloka 40
Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)
स कुणज्जरस्थो रथिभि: शुशुभे सर्वतो वृत:
sa kuñjarastho rathibhiḥ śuśubhe sarvato vṛtaḥ
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ພຣະອົງປະທັບຢູ່ເທິງຫຼັງຊ້າງ ແລະຖືກລ້ອມຮອບທຸກທິດໂດຍນັກຮົບລົດສົງຄາມຜູ້ຊຳນານ ຈຶ່ງສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ—ໄດ້ຮັບການປົກປ້ອງຈາກສະຫາຍຮ່ວມຮົບທ່າມກາງຄວາມແອອັດຂອງສົງຄາມ, ເປັນພາບອັນແຈ້ງຊັດຂອງລະບຽບຍຸດທະການ ແລະໜ້າທີ່ຮ່ວມກັນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical dimension of warfare as understood in the epic: individual brilliance is sustained by disciplined protection and coordinated support, reflecting collective responsibility within kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a prominent warrior positioned on an elephant, surrounded on all sides by chariot-fighters, appearing splendid due to the protective ring of rathins amid the ongoing battle.