Shloka 11
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ, कलिंगनरेश और आपके पुत्र विकर्ण--ये तीनों उनके दक्षिण पार्वका आश्रय ले कवच बाँधकर खड़े हुए
Sindhurāja Jayadrathaḥ, Kaliṅganareśaś ca tava putro Vikarṇaś ca—ete trayaḥ tasya dakṣiṇa-pārśvam āśritya kavacaṃ baddhvā tiṣṭhanti.
सञ्जय उवाच—सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथः कलिङ्गाधिपतिश्च, तव पुत्रो विकर्णश्च—एते त्रयः दक्षिणपार्श्वमाश्रित्य कवचानि बद्ध्वा स्थिरा बभूवुः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined martial duty and coordinated protection in warfare: warriors take assigned flanks and stand firm, showing loyalty and strategic responsibility, even as the broader war raises difficult ethical questions about righteous conduct amid kin-slaying.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Jayadratha, the king of Kaliṅga, and Vikarṇa have armed themselves and taken position on the right flank of their side’s key figure/formation, indicating a deliberate defensive or supportive deployment within the battle array.