Mahabharata 7.7.32 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 7, Shloka 32
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
तावकानां मुखे कर्ण: परेषां च धनंजय: । ततो जयाभिसंरब्धौ परस्परवधैषिणौ
tāvakānāṃ mukhe karṇaḥ pareṣāṃ ca dhanaṃjayaḥ | tato jayābhisaṃrabdhau parasparavadhaiṣiṇau ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—നിങ്ങളുടെ സേനയുടെ മുൻനിരയിൽ കർണ്ണൻ, എതിര്സേനയുടെ മുൻനിരയിൽ ധനഞ്ജയൻ (അർജുനൻ) നിലകൊണ്ടു. പിന്നെ ജയലാലസയിൽ ഉഗ്രമായി ഉത്തേജിതരായി, പരസ്പരവധം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച്, അവർ ഇരുവരും തമ്മിൽ ഏറ്റുമുട്ടാൻ മുന്നേറി।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the pursuit of victory in war can intensify into personal enmity—‘seeking each other’s death’—underscoring the ethical strain of kṣatriya duty: even when battle is framed as duty, the mind’s fixation on triumph and vengeance can eclipse restraint and discernment.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa leads the Kaurava vanguard while Arjuna leads the opposing front. The two principal champions, stirred by the urge to win, move toward direct confrontation, each intent on killing the other.
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