Shloka 5
Somadatta–Sātyaki Engagement; Bhīma’s Interventions; Droṇa–Yudhiṣṭhira Astra Exchange
Book 7, Chapter 132
विजित्य सर्वसैन्यानि सुमहान्ति महारथा: । सम्प्राप्ता: सिन्धुराजस्य समीपमनिवारिता:,“आचार्य! अर्जुन, भीमसेन और अपराजित वीर सात्यकि--ये तीनों महारथी मेरी सम्पूर्ण एवं विशाल सेनाओंको पराजित करके सिंधुराज जयद्रथके समीप पहुँच गये हैं। उन्हें कोई रोक नहीं सका है
sañjaya uvāca |
vijitya sarvasainyāni sumahānti mahārathāḥ |
samprāptāḥ sindhurājasya samīpam anivāritāḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच—“आचार्य! ते महारथाः—अर्जुनो भीमसेनश्चापराजितः सात्यकिश्च—सर्वाणि मम सुमहान्ति सैन्यानि विजित्य, सिन्धुराजस्य जयद्रथस्य समीपं सम्प्राप्ताः, अनिवारिताः। तान् कश्चिदपि निवारयितुं नाशकत्।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve and disciplined effort in pursuit of a vowed objective: elite warriors, undeterred by vast opposition, press forward to confront the key wrongdoer. Ethically, it underscores accountability in war—reaching the principal agent (Jayadratha) rather than being diverted by obstacles.
Sanjaya reports to Drona that Arjuna, Bhima, and Satyaki have broken through the Kaurava forces and arrived near Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu. Despite large defensive formations, no one has been able to prevent their advance.