Shloka 1
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
भीकम (2 अमान द्ाविशोद्ध्याय: दुर्योधनका पराक्रम और उभयपक्षकी सेनाओंका घोर सग्राम संजय उवाच पुत्रस्तु ते महाराज रथस्थो रथिनां वर: । दुरुत्सहो बभौ युद्धे यथा रुद्र: प्रतापवान्
sañjaya uvāca |
putras tu te mahārāja rathastho rathināṃ varaḥ |
durutsaho babhau yuddhe yathā rudraḥ pratāpavān ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ข้าแต่มหาราช พระโอรสของพระองค์ผู้ประทับบนรถศึก เป็นยอดแห่งนักรบรถศึก ในสนามรบแลดูยากจะต้านทาน ดุจพระรุทระผู้ทรงเดชานุภาพ
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sheer martial brilliance can appear godlike, yet such power is ethically ambiguous when harnessed for an unrighteous cause. It invites reflection on the difference between valor (śaurya/pratāpa) and dharma-guided action.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, mounted on his chariot and eminent among chariot-fighters, looked formidable and unassailable in the battle, compared in intensity to Rudra.