Mahabharata 7.185.17 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 185, Shloka 17
भारद्वाजं जिघांसन्तौ सव्यसाचिवृकोदरौ । समार्च्छन् मामका युद्धे कं संजय शंस मे
bhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsantau savyasācī-vṛkodarau | samārcchan māmākā yuddhe kaṃ saṃjaya śaṃsa me, saṃjaya ||
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു— സഞ്ജയാ, ഭാരദ്വാജപുത്രനായ ദ്രോണനെ വധിക്കുവാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച സവ്യസാചി അർജുനനും വൃകോദരൻ ഭീമനും യുദ്ധത്തിൽ മുന്നേറിയപ്പോൾ, എന്റെ സൈന്യം അവരെ എങ്ങനെ ആക്രമിച്ചു? എനിക്കു പറയുക.
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The verse highlights the moral strain of war where even revered figures become targets; it frames the conflict as a test of dharma under extreme necessity, while also showing Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxious attachment to ‘my troops’ and his dependence on truthful narration to face consequences.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya to describe how the Kaurava forces attacked Arjuna and Bhīma as they advanced with the intention of killing Droṇa, the great commander and teacher, on the battlefield.
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