Shloka 3
तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे तुमुले शोणितोदके । संशप्तकेषु शूरेषु किंचिच्छिष्टेषु भारत,भारत! जहाँ खून पानीके समान बहाया जाता था, उस भयंकर संग्रामके छिड़ जानेपर तथा थोड़े-से ही संशप्तक वीरोंके शेष रह जानेपर समस्त राजाओं-सहित धृष्टद्युम्नने कर्णपर ही आक्रमण किया। महाराज! अन्य पाण्डव महारथियोंने भी उन्हींका साथ दिया
tasmin pravṛtte saṅgrāme tumule śoṇitodake | saṁśaptakeṣu śūreṣu kiṁcicchiṣṭeṣu bhārata |
Disse Sañjaya: Quando aquela batalha terrível se desencadeou—rugindo em tumulto, com o sangue correndo como água—e quando restavam apenas poucos dos heróis Saṁśaptaka, ligados por voto, ó Bhārata, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, junto de todos os reis, lançou o assalto contra Karṇa; e os demais grandes guerreiros de carro dos Pāṇḍava também o apoiaram.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how vows and martial duty drive warriors to the brink, and how, amid the moral darkness of bloodshed, leadership and collective resolve focus on confronting a decisive adversary. It implicitly invites reflection on the human cost of war even when fought under kṣatriya codes.
As the battle turns extremely fierce and most of the Saṁśaptaka fighters have fallen, Dhṛṣṭadyumna—supported by allied kings and other Pāṇḍava great chariot-warriors—moves to attack Karṇa, concentrating forces against him.