Shloka 35
त एनमन्नुवन् सर्वे द्रोणमाहवशोभिनम् । अधर्मत:ः कृतं युद्ध समयो निधनस्य ते
te enam anuvann sarve droṇam āhavaśobhinam | adharmataḥ kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ samayo nidhanasya te ||
Sañjaya berkata: Mereka semua lalu mendesak mengikuti Droṇa, yang bersinar di medan laga. Mereka menyatakan, “Pertempuran ini telah dijalankan secara adharma; kini saat yang ditetapkan bagi kematianmu telah tiba.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames warfare under the lens of dharma: when combat is perceived as conducted through adharma, it is morally condemned and is portrayed as inviting inevitable retribution—death arriving as a ‘fixed time’ for the wrongdoer.
Sañjaya reports that warriors collectively pursue Droṇa on the battlefield. In doing so, they accuse the ongoing fighting of being unrighteous and announce that the moment of Droṇa’s death has arrived.