Shloka 17
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां यमौ सार्थ रथाभ्यां रथपुड़्वौ । समासक्तौ ततो द्रोणं धृष्टद्युम्नो 5 भ्यवर्तत,रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ नकुल और सहदेव दो-दो कौरव रथियोंके साथ जूझने लगे। इतनेहीमें धृष्टद्युम्न द्रोणाचार्यके सामने जा पहुँचे
dvābhyāṁ dvābhyāṁ yamau sārtha rathābhyāṁ rathapuṅgavau | samāsaktau tato droṇaṁ dhṛṣṭadyumno 'bhyavartata ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ରଥୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଯମଜ ନକୁଳ ଓ ସହଦେବ ଦୁଇ-ଦୁଇ କୌରବ ରଥୀଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଲିପ୍ତ ହେଲେ; ଏତିକିବେଳେ ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ ଦ୍ରୋଣାଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଗଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined engagement in one’s assigned role (kṣatriya-duty) and the ethical weight of confronting revered figures in war. It frames battle not as chaos but as ordered responsibility—pairs matched, commanders advancing—while foreshadowing the moral tension of opposing a teacher like Droṇa.
Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin Pāṇḍavas, are fighting Kaurava chariot-warriors in paired engagements. At the same time, Dhṛṣṭadyumna advances directly toward Droṇa, setting up a major confrontation central to the Drona Parva’s unfolding events.