Shloka 2
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-समागमः
Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Engagement at Sunset
द्रोणं कृपं विकर्ण च महेष्वासं महाबलम् । राज्ञश्नान्यान् रणे शूरान् बहूनाच्च्छद् धनंजय:
sañjaya uvāca | droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca maheṣvāsaṃ mahābalam | rājñaś cānyān raṇe śūrān bahūn ācchād dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच—तस्मिन् रणाङ्गणे धनञ्जयः शरवर्षेण द्रोणं कृपं विकर्णं च महेष्वासं महाबलम् । अन्यांश्च बहवो राज्ञः शूरान् रणे समन्ततः पीडयामास ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic strain inherent in righteous war: even venerable figures like one’s teacher (Droṇa) and respected elders (Kṛpa) may be opposed when one is bound to kṣatriya-duty and the chosen side in a just cause; the battlefield compels action despite personal reverence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, in the thick of combat, overwhelms and wounds with arrows prominent Kaurava-side warriors—Droṇa, Kṛpa, Vikarṇa—and many other heroic kings, indicating Arjuna’s dominance in that phase of the battle.