Shloka 17
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
यथा सुखेन गच्छेतां जयद्रथवध॑ प्रति । तथा प्रकुरुत क्षिप्रमिति सैन्यान्यचोदयन्,'वे दोनों जयद्रथका वध करनेके लिये जैसे सुखपूर्वक आगे जा सकें, उसी प्रकार शीघ्रतापूर्वक प्रयत्न करो।” इस तरह उन्होंने सारी सेनाओंको आदेश दिया
sañjaya uvāca | yathā sukhena gacchetāṃ jayadrathavadhaṃ prati | tathā prakuruta kṣipram iti sainyāny acodayan |
Sañjaya berkata: “Berusahalah dengan segera agar kedua-duanya dapat mara dengan mudah menuju pembunuhan Jayadratha.” Demikianlah dia menggesa dan mengarahkan semua divisyen tentera.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights urgency and coordinated effort in pursuing a vowed objective within the battlefield’s code: when a decisive act is seen as necessary for restoring justice, leaders press for swift, unhindered execution—yet always through organized action rather than chaos.
Sanjaya reports that a commander exhorts the troops to act quickly so that two key warriors can advance smoothly toward Jayadratha’s slaying, indicating a concentrated push by the army to enable the fulfillment of the day’s critical aim.