Shloka 19
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
ते निपेतुर्महाराज निहता दृढ्धन्विभि:
te nipetur mahārāja nihatā dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O Hari, ang mga mandirigmang iyon, na pinabagsak ng matatapang at matitibay na mamamana, ay bumagsak sa lupa—larawan ng mabagsik na katiyakan ng digmaan, kung saan ang husay at paninindigan ay may agarang bunga, at ang larangan ay nagiging saksi sa halaga ng tunggalian.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inevitability of consequences in war: steadfast skill and intent lead to decisive outcomes, while the battlefield reveals the heavy moral and human cost that accompanies kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that certain fighters have been struck down by resolute archers and have fallen on the battlefield, continuing the live account of the Kurukṣetra combat.