Shloka 3
अध्याय ५५ — भीष्मस्य प्रचण्डविक्रमः, अर्जुनप्रत्युत्तरं, कृष्णस्य चक्रोद्यतिः
Chapter 55: Bhīṣma’s onslaught, Arjuna’s counter, and Kṛṣṇa’s raised discus
दुःशासनादीत् भ्रातृश्च सर्वानेव च भारत | अन्यांश्व सुबहून् शूरान् युद्धाय समुपागतान्
duḥśāsanādīt bhrātṝś ca sarvān eva ca bhārata | anyāṁś ca bahūn śūrān yuddhāya samupāgatān ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), nilapitan ni Duryodhana si Duḥśāsana at ang lahat ng kaniyang mga kapatid, gayundin ang marami pang bayani na nagtipon upang makipagdigma.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a wartime leadership moment: Duryodhana consolidates support by gathering his brothers and allied heroes. Ethically, it frames how collective resolve and persuasion can be used in service of a cause—here, the Kaurava war effort—inviting reflection on whether strategic unity is aligned with dharma or merely effective.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana goes to Duḥśāsana, all his brothers, and many other warriors who have assembled for battle, setting the stage for Duryodhana’s subsequent exhortation to them.