Shloka 57
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
द्रोणं च द्रोणपुत्रं च कृपं चाथ सुयोधनम् । चित्रसेनं विकर्ण च सैन्धवं च जयद्रथम्
droṇaṃ ca droṇaputraṃ ca kṛpaṃ cātha suyodhanam | citrasenaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca saindhavaṃ ca jayadratham ||
അവിടെ ദ്രോണൻ, ദ്രോണപുത്രൻ, കൃപൻ, സുയോധനൻ; കൂടാതെ ചിത്രസേനൻ, വികർണൻ, സൈന്ധവനായ ജയദ്രഥനും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war draws in revered teachers, their heirs, and allied rulers alike—showing that when ambition and factional loyalty dominate, even those associated with learning and duty become instruments of destruction. It implicitly invites reflection on dharma: status and pedigree do not guarantee righteous action.
Sañjaya is enumerating prominent Kaurava-side figures present on the battlefield—Droṇa, Aśvatthāman, Kṛpa, Duryodhana, Citrasena, Vikarṇa, and Jayadratha—situating the listener within the unfolding war by naming key combatants and allies.