Shloka 38
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility
Book 6, Chapter 61
तथैव पाण्डवा: सर्वे महत्या सेनया सह । द्रोणभीष्मौ रणे यत्तौ प्रत्युद्ययुररिंदमौ,इसी प्रकार विशाल सेनाके साथ समस्त पाण्डव भी युद्धके लिये तैयार खड़े हुए शत्रुदमन द्रोणाचार्य और भीष्मसे भिड़नेके लिये आगे बढ़े
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve mahatyā senayā saha | droṇabhīṣmau raṇe yattau pratyudyayur arindamau ||
അതുപോലെ എല്ലാ പാണ്ഡവരും മഹാസേനയോടുകൂടെ യുദ്ധത്തിന് സന്നദ്ധരായി നിന്നു; റണത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന ശത്രുദമന്മാരായ ദ്രോണനെയും ഭീഷ്മനെയും നേരിടാൻ മുന്നേറി।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of dharma in war: even when opponents are venerable figures like a teacher (Droṇa) and an elder (Bhīṣma), warriors bound by their roles and loyalties still advance. It points to the tragic inevitability of conflict when duty is interpreted through opposing allegiances.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas, supported by a large force, move forward on the battlefield to confront Droṇa and Bhīṣma, who are already actively engaged in combat. It is a moment of mutual advance and imminent clash between leading champions.