Shloka 35
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
दुःशासनं शतानीको हार्दिक्यं शिनिपुड्रव:ः । धृष्टय्युम्नो द्रोणसुतं स्वयं योत्स्याम्यहं कृपम्
Duḥśāsanaṁ Śatānīko Hārdikyaṁ Śinipuṅgavaḥ | Dhṛṣṭadyumno Droṇasutaṁ svayaṁ yotsyāmy ahaṁ Kṛpam ||
ദുഃശാസനനെ ശതാനീകൻ ഏറ്റുമുട്ടട്ടെ; ഹാർദിക്യനെ ശിനികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ ആ വീരൻ. ദ്രോണപുത്രനെ ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നൻ; ഞാൻ തന്നേ കൃപനോട് യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യും.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, leaders attempt to impose structure through assigned duels and responsibilities; yet the ethical tension remains—personal hatred and vows can masquerade as ‘duty,’ showing how dharma becomes difficult to discern amid violence.
Sañjaya reports the planned matchups of key warriors: Duḥśāsana is set against Śatānīka; Hārdikya against a foremost Śini warrior; Dhṛṣṭadyumna declares he will personally fight Kṛpa, while the conflict also involves Droṇa’s son, Aśvatthāman.