Shloka 25
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
दुर्मुख: सहदेवं च प्रत्युद्याय महाबलम् । विव्याध शरवर्षेण यतमानं महाहवे,महाबली सहदेव उस महासमरमें अपनी विजय-के लिये बड़ा प्रयत्न कर रहे थे। उन्हें आपके पुत्र दुर्मुखने धावा करके अपने बाणोंकी वर्षासे घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | durmukhaḥ sahadevaṃ ca pratyudyāya mahābalam | vivyādha śaravarṣeṇa yatamānaṃ mahāhave ||
Sañjaya berkata: Durmukha mara menyongsong Sahadeva yang perkasa dan, dalam pertempuran besar itu, ketika Sahadeva bersungguh-sungguh mengejar kemenangan, dia menikamnya dengan hujan anak panah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reciprocity of battlefield duty: even sincere striving for victory meets forceful resistance. It reflects the Mahabharata’s ethical tension—personal valor and effort operate within a destructive war where outcomes are shaped by opposing dharmic commitments and martial skill.
Sanjaya reports that Durmukha advances against Sahadeva and wounds him by releasing a dense shower of arrows while Sahadeva is actively striving in the great battle.