Shloka 9
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
तस्य ते शिरसा गृहा वचन युद्धदुर्मदा: । अभ्युद्ययू रणे पार्थास्तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्
tasya te śirasā gṛhā vacana yuddha-durmadāḥ | abhyudyayū raṇe pārthās tava putrasya śāsanāt ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—നിന്റെ പുത്രന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം, യുദ്ധമദത്തിൽ ഉന്മത്തരായ പാർത്ഥർ അവന്റെ വചനം ശിരസ്സിൽ ധരിച്ചു യുദ്ധത്തിനായി എഴുന്നേറ്റു।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how commands in a war setting can be accepted with unquestioning resolve ('taking on the head'), yet it also warns of the moral danger of yuddha-durmada—war-born arrogance that clouds judgment and intensifies conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, following Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son’s order, the Pārthas advanced into battle, accepting the instruction as binding and moving forward with heightened martial fervor.