Shloka 62
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
सात्यकिं चेकितानं च धृष्टद्युम्मशिखण्डिनौ । वार्थक्षेमिं चैत्रसेनिं सेनाबिन्दुं सुवर्चसम्,कौरवोंसे घिरे हुए द्रोणाचार्यने युद्धमें सात्यकि, चेकितान, धृष्टद्युम्न, शिखण्डी, वृद्धक्षेमके पुत्र, चित्रसेनकुमार, सेनाबिन्दु तथा सुवर्चा--इन सबको तथा अन्य बहुत-से विभिन्न देशोंके राजाओंको परास्त कर दिया
sātyakiṃ cekitānaṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnam śikhaṇḍinau | vārthakṣemiṃ caitraseniṃ senābinduṃ suvarcasam ||
Sañjaya berkata: Di tengah pertempuran, Droṇācārya—walaupun dikepung oleh pihak Kaurava—berjaya menewaskan Sātyaki, Cekitāna, Dhṛṣṭadyumna dan Śikhaṇḍin, serta Vārthakṣemi, putera Citraseṇa, Senābindu, Suvarcas, dan ramai lagi raja dari pelbagai negeri. Petikan ini menegaskan momentum perang yang suram: keperkasaan dan strategi mampu menundukkan wira-wira ternama, sementara ketegangan etika bertempur di bawah kesetiaan yang dipertikaikan semakin memuncak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of war: even celebrated heroes can be checked by superior command and circumstance. Ethically, it points to the tension within kṣatriya-dharma—valor and duty operate within a tragic field where victory does not necessarily resolve righteousness, but intensifies the moral weight of continued fighting.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, supported and surrounded by the Kaurava formation, overpowers a list of major Pāṇḍava-aligned warriors—Sātyaki, Cekitāna, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, and others—along with many kings from different regions, indicating Droṇa’s dominance in that phase of the battle.