Mahabharata 6.49.55 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 49, Shloka 55
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
द्रुपदस्तु ततो राजन् सैन्धवं वै जयद्रथम् । अभ्युद्ययौ हृष्टरूपो हृष्टरूपं परंतप:
sañjaya uvāca | drupadas tu tato rājan saindhavaṃ vai jayadratham | abhyudyayau hṛṣṭarūpo hṛṣṭarūpaṃ paraṃtapaḥ |
രാജാവേ! തുടർന്ന് ശത്രുസന്താപകനായ ദ്രുപദൻ മഹാഹർഷത്തോടെ സിന്ധുരാജൻ ജയദ്രഥനിലേക്കു പാഞ്ഞുകയറി. ജയദ്രഥനും അതേ ഉത്സാഹത്തോടെ സന്തോഷഭരിതനായി അവനെ നേരിട്ടു.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos in battle: leaders advance with courage and high spirit, emphasizing valor and resolve. Ethically, it also reminds the reader that war inflames emotions—exultation and rivalry—yet these passions unfold within the larger framework of dharma and the grave consequences of conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Drupada advances to engage Jayadratha, the Sindhu ruler. Both appear eager and confident as they move toward direct confrontation on the battlefield.
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