Mahabharata 7.185.52 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 185, Shloka 52
ततो रथसहस्रेण गजानां च शतैस्त्रिभि: । वाजिभि: पञठ्चसाहस: पज्चालै: सप्रभद्रकैः
tato rathasahasreṇa gajānāṃ ca śatais tribhiḥ | vājibhiḥ pañcasāhasaiḥ pāñcālaiḥ saprabhadrakaiḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ പ്രഭദ്രകരോടുകൂടിയ പാഞ്ചാലർ മുന്നേറി—ആയിരം രഥങ്ങളും, മൂന്നു നൂറ് ആനകളും, അഞ്ചു ആയിരം കുതിരകളും സഹിതം.
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The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its ethical resonance lies in showing how war amplifies collective action and consequence. By emphasizing numbers and allied contingents, it highlights the weight of kṣatriya responsibility: decisions in battle are not merely personal but carry the fate of entire forces and communities.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcāla forces, along with the Prabhadrakas, move forward with a large, well-equipped army—specified by counts of chariots, elephants, and horses—signaling an intensified phase of the fighting in the Droṇa Parva.
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