Shloka 122
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
पुरंजयो दृढरथ: पताकी हेमकम्पन: । शल्यारुणीन्द्रसेना श्व॒संजयो विजयो जय:,“मामा! तुम साठ हजार रथियोंकी सेना साथ लेकर अर्जुनपर आक्रमण करो। कर्ण, वृषसेन, कृपाचार्य, नील, उत्तर दिशाके सैनिक, कृतवर्मा, पुरुमित्र, सुतापन, दुःशासन, निकुम्भ, कुण्डभेदी, पराक्रमी, पुरंजय, दृढ़रथ, पताकी, हेमकम्पन, शल्य, आरुणि, इन्द्रसेन, संजय, विजय, जय, कमलाक्ष, परक्राथी, जयवर्मा और सुदर्शन--ये सभी महारथी वीर तथा साठ हजार पैदल सैनिक तुम्हारे साथ जायँगे
purañjayo dṛḍharathaḥ patākī hemakampanaḥ | śalyāruṇīndrasenāḥ śva-saṃjayo vijayo jayaḥ ||
पुरञ्जयो दृढरथः पताकी हेमकम्पनः । शल्य आरुणि इन्द्रसेनः सञ्जयो विजयो जयः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse’s ethical force lies in how war is propelled by organized commitment and celebrated names: once leaders commit to violence, they gather prestige, manpower, and allies to intensify the struggle. It implicitly contrasts strategic efficiency with the moral cost of escalating conflict.
Sañjaya continues a list of prominent Kaurava-side warriors being deployed as part of a large force intended to press an attack on Arjuna. The verse is a catalog segment within a broader mobilization/assignment scene in Droṇa Parva.