Shloka 3
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-समागमः
Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Engagement at Sunset
सैन्धवं च महेष्वासं सामात्यं सह बन्धुभि: । प्राच्यांश्व दाक्षिणात्यांश्व भूमिपान् भूमिपर्षभ
saindhavaṃ ca maheṣvāsaṃ sāmātyaṃ saha bandhubhiḥ | prācyāṃś ca dākṣiṇātyāṃś ca bhūmipān bhūmiparṣabha ||
കൂടാതെ, രാജശ്രേഷ്ഠനേ! മഹാധനുർധരനായ സൈന്ധവൻ (ജയദ്രഥൻ) തന്റെ അമാത്യന്മാരും ബന്ധുക്കളും സഹിതം, കിഴക്കും തെക്കും ദേശങ്ങളിലെ ഭൂപാലന്മാരെയും।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the political and ethical reality of war in the Mahābhārata: conflicts are sustained not only by individual heroes but by networks of allies—kinsmen, ministers, and regional rulers—showing how kingship and counsel (amātya) shape collective responsibility in dharma and adharma.
Sañjaya continues a battlefield report by listing prominent participants and supporting rulers: the Saindhava king (Jayadratha), described as a mighty archer, along with his ministers and relatives, and additional kings from eastern and southern regions.