Shloka 30
Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)
तस्मिन् हते गजानीके जलसंधो महाबल:
tasmin hate gajānīke jalasandho mahābalaḥ
ఆ గజసేన హతమైనప్పుడు, మహాబలుడైన జలసంధుడు—తన బలం చెదిరిపోయినదాన్ని చూసి—యుద్ధ కలకలంలో ప్రతిస్పందించేందుకు కదిలాడు.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring battlefield ethic in the Mahābhārata: the fall of a military unit (here, an elephant-division) triggers a response from powerful warriors, underscoring the kṣatriya expectation to meet adversity with resolve and action rather than collapse.
Sañjaya reports that an elephant-division has been destroyed; in the wake of that loss, the strong warrior Jalasaṃdha becomes the focal figure, poised to react within the ongoing combat sequence.