Shloka 11
भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash
तथा द्रौणिं महेष्वासं शारद्वतमथापि च । गोग्रहे जितवान् पूर्व पर्याप्तं॑ तन्निदर्शनम्
tathā drauṇiṁ maheṣvāsaṁ śāradvatam athāpi ca | gograhe jitavān pūrvaṁ paryāptaṁ tan nidarśanam ||
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—முன்னொரு காலத்தில் அந்தக் கோக்ரஹத்தின் போது, பாண்டுவின் மகன் அர்ஜுனன் மகாதனுர்தரனான அஸ்வத்தாமாவையும் சாரத்வதன் (கிருபர்) யையும் வென்றான். இதை உணர இதுவே போதுமான முன்னுதாரணம்.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse appeals to a prior, well-known precedent (nidarśana) to establish credibility: past demonstrated capability is presented as sufficient proof when assessing present claims about martial strength and outcomes.
Sañjaya reminds Dhṛtarāṣṭra that during an earlier cattle-raid (gograha), a Pāṇḍava had already defeated both Aśvatthāmā and Kṛpa, implying that similar superiority should be expected now; the earlier event is cited as decisive evidence.