Shloka 53
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
चेदयश्न महाराज सृजजया: काशिकोसला: । अभ्यद्रवन्त संह्ृष्टा भारद्वाजं युयुत्सया,महाराज! उस समय चेदि, सृंजय, काशी और कोसल प्रदेशोंके सैनिक हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरकर युद्धकी अभिलाषासे द्रोणाचार्यपर टूट पड़े
cedayaś ca mahārāja sṛñjayāḥ kāśikośalāḥ | abhyadravanta saṁhṛṣṭā bhāradvājaṁ yuyutsayā ||
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai raja agung, orang Cedi, Sṛñjaya, serta para pahlawan dari Kāśī dan Kośala—diliputi kegirangan yang membara—meluru ke arah Bhāradvāja (Droṇa), didorong oleh hasrat untuk bertempur.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring ethical tension in the Mahābhārata: in war, group-duty and allegiance can propel warriors to attack even a venerable teacher. Martial enthusiasm (saṁharṣa) and the drive to win can eclipse personal reverence, showing how dharma becomes contested and situational on the battlefield.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that allied forces—Cedis, Sṛñjayas, and the troops of Kāśī and Kośala—charge at Droṇa (called Bhāradvāja) with high spirits and a desire for combat, intensifying the battle around the Kaurava commander.