Mahabharata 7.42.35 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 42, Shloka 35
सैन्धवविक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of Jayadratha’s Martial Display
अभ्यद्रवन् परीप्सन्तो व्यूढानीका: प्रहारिण: । संजयने कहा--राजन! युधिष्ठिर
abhyadravan parīpsanto vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ |
सञ्जय उवाच—राजन्, पाण्डवसेनायाः प्रहारिणो वीराः व्यूढानीकाः समरे सहसा समभ्यद्रवन्। नायं केवलो रोषप्रवृत्तः प्रहारः; स्वजनरक्षणाय महतीं युक्तिं समाश्रित्य, शत्रुव्यूहभेदनार्थं धृत्या सहैकत्र समुत्थिताः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, effective action is shown as disciplined and purposeful: warriors move in coordinated formation, driven by a clear objective—often framed as protection of comrades and fulfillment of duty (svadharma) rather than uncontrolled rage.
Sañjaya reports that the Pandava side, with troops properly arrayed, rushes forward together to strike and to pursue a specific tactical aim—contextually, the effort to enter the enemy formation and safeguard Abhimanyu amid the crisis of the battle-array.
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