Shloka 3
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
व्यूढानीकस्ततो द्रोण: पाण्डवानां महाचमूम् । अभ्ययाद् भरतश्रेष्ठ धर्मराजजिघृक्षया,संजय कहते हैं--राजेन्द्र! महारथी द्रोणाचार्यने वह रात बिताकर दुर्योधनसे बहुत कुछ बातें कहीं और संशप्तकोंके साथ अर्जुनके युद्धका योग लगा दिया। भरतश्रेष्ठ) फिर संशप्तकोंका वध करनेके लिये अर्जुन जब दूर निकल गये, तब सेनाकी व्यूहरचना करके धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको पकड़नेके लिये द्रोणाचार्यने पाण्डवोंकी विशाल सेनापर आक्रमण किया
vyūḍhānīkastato droṇaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahācamūm | abhyayād bharataśreṣṭha dharmarājajighṛkṣayā ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଭରତଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ତେବେ ଦ୍ରୋଣ ସେନାକୁ ବ୍ୟୂହବଦ୍ଧ କରି ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କ ମହାସେନା ଉପରେ ଅଭିଯାନ କଲେ—ଧର୍ମରାଜ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କୁ ଧରିବା ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟରେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare often targets the opponent’s moral and political axis: capturing Dharmarāja (the embodiment of lawful kingship) is presented as a decisive objective. It invites reflection on the tension between strategic necessity and the ethical weight of attacking the person who symbolizes dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, after arranging his troops in a formal battle formation, advances upon the Pāṇḍava host specifically aiming to seize Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja), indicating a planned operation to destabilize the Pāṇḍava side by capturing their king.