Shloka 24
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
पाण्डवाश्व महाराज जित्वा शत्रून् महामृथे
pāṇḍavāśva mahārāja jitvā śatrūn mahāmṛdhe
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai raja agung, setelah menewaskan dan menundukkan musuh dalam pertempuran dahsyat itu, (kuda milik para Pāṇḍava…)”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line foregrounds the epic’s war-ethos: victory in battle is presented as a concrete outcome of kṣatriya action, while Sañjaya’s role frames events as moral-political reportage to the king, reminding the listener that consequences in war arise from resolve, strategy, and dharma-bound duty.
Sañjaya addresses the king and begins describing a battlefield moment: in a great fight, the Pāṇḍava side’s horse (or a Pāṇḍava’s horse) is said to have ‘conquered the enemies,’ introducing or continuing a report of combat success.