Shloka 8
अध्याय ३१ — द्रोणानीके तुमुलसंग्रामः
The Tumultuous Battle around Droṇa’s Formation
यं यं प्रमथते द्रोण: पञ्चालानां रथव्रजम् | तत्र तत्र तु पाज्चाल्यो धृष्टद्युम्नो5भ्यवर्तत,पांचालोंके जिस-जिस रथसमुदायको द्रोणाचार्य मथ डालनेका प्रयत्न करते, वहाँ-वहाँ पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न उनका सामना करनेके लिये आ जाता था
sañjaya uvāca | yaṃ yaṃ pramathate droṇaḥ pañcālānāṃ rathavrajam | tatra tatra tu pāñcālyo dhṛṣṭadyumno 'bhyavartata ||
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਪਾਂਚਾਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਜਿਹੜੇ-ਜਿਹੜੇ ਰਥ-ਦਲ ਨੂੰ ਦ੍ਰੋਣਾਚਾਰਯ ਕੁਚਲਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ, ਓਥੇ-ਓਥੇ ਹੀ ਪਾਂਚਾਲ ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰ ਧ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਦ੍ਯੁਮ੍ਨ ਮੁੜ ਮੁੜ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧ ਕੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਦਾ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores steadfastness and responsibility in conflict: when a powerful aggressor presses an attack, a leader must respond promptly to protect his forces. Ethically, it reflects kṣatriya-dharma—meeting challenge directly—while also showing how war compels repeated cycles of escalation and counter-escalation.
Droṇa repeatedly attacks and tries to break the Pāñcāla chariot-groups. Each time, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince and commander, advances to meet Droṇa, positioning himself wherever the pressure is greatest.