Shloka 20
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)
पार्षतश्न रथश्रेष्ठो धर्मपुत्रश्न पाण्डव: । द्रोणस्य पश्यत: सैन्यं गाज़ेयस्य च पश्यत:
pārṣataś ca rathaśreṣṭho dharmaputraś ca pāṇḍavaḥ | droṇasya paśyataḥ sainyaṃ gāṅgeyasya ca paśyataḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Noon, si Dṛṣṭadyumna—pinakamahusay sa mga mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwaheng pandigma—at si Yudhiṣṭhira, ang Pāṇḍava na kilala bilang anak ni Dharma, ay sumulong habang nakatingin ang buong hukbo—sa mismong harap ng tingin nina Droṇa at ni Bhīṣma, anak ng Gaṅgā.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in righteous warfare, action unfolds under moral scrutiny: leaders must act with resolve while remaining conscious that revered elders and teachers witness—and are implicated in—the conflict. The verse highlights the burden of dharma when duty collides with personal reverence.
Sañjaya reports that Dṛṣṭadyumna and Yudhiṣṭhira move forward as the army looks on, in the direct presence of Droṇa and Bhīṣma. It frames a battlefield moment where the Pāṇḍava leadership advances under the gaze of the Kaurava-side elders.