Shloka 196
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
अन्योन्यं शरवर्षाभ्यां ववृषाते रणाजिरे । वे दोनों नरश्रेष्ठ महाबली वीर कुरुकुलके प्रधान व्यक्ति थे। उन्होंने समरांगणमें एक- दूसरेपर बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी
anyonyam śaravarṣābhyāṃ vavṛṣāte raṇājire |
संजय म्हणाला—रणांगणात ते दोघेही एकमेकांवर बाणांची वर्षा करू लागले। ते दोन्ही नरश्रेष्ठ महाबली वीर, कुरुकुलाचे प्रधान पुरुष होते; त्यांनी समरभूमीत परस्पर शरवर्षा आरंभली।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ideal of meeting an opponent directly and courageously in battle; ethically, it frames warfare as a disciplined contest of duty and prowess rather than mere chaos, even while it remains part of a tragic, larger conflict.
Sañjaya describes two leading warriors engaging each other on the battlefield, exchanging intense volleys of arrows—an escalation into a focused duel amid the wider war.