Shloka 3
दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः
Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel
अम्बष्ठान् मालवान् वज्जन् शिबींस्त्रैगर्तकानपि
ambaṣṭhān mālavān vajjan śibīṁs traigartakān api
Sanjaya berkata: “(Dia) menumpaskan kaum Ambaṣṭha, Mālava, Vajjan, Śibi, dan juga Traigarta.” Baris ini menjadi senarai pantas bangsa-bangsa yang terseret ke dalam perang Kurukṣetra, menegaskan bahawa konflik itu menelan banyak komuniti melampaui dua pihak utama Kuru dan Pāṇḍava.
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the expansive moral and social cost of war: entire peoples are named as being struck down, reminding the listener that conflict spreads beyond the main protagonists and engulfs many communities.
Saṁjaya reports battlefield events by listing groups of warriors—Ambaṣṭhas, Mālavas, Vajjans/Vṛjjis, Śibis, and Traigartas—who are being attacked/defeated in the ongoing fighting of the Droṇa Parva.