Shloka 26
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
“राजन्! उस भयंकर एवं तुमुल युद्धमें भीमसेनने इस महाव्यूहका भेदन करके इसके भीतर प्रवेश किया था” ।।
viśokasya vacaḥ śrutvā dhṛṣṭadyumno ’tha pārṣataḥ | pratyuvāca tataḥ sūtaṃ raṇamadhye mahābalaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: “O Hari! Sa kakila-kilabot at magulong labanan na iyon, binutas ni Bhimasena ang malaking pormasyon at pumasok sa loob.” Nang marinig ang mga salita ni Vishoka, si Dhrishtadyumna na makapangyarihan—anak ni Prishata (Drupada)—ay sumagot sa kutsero sa gitna mismo ng digmaan nang ganito.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid chaos, responsible action depends on attentive listening and measured response; leadership in dharmic warfare requires receiving reports, judging them, and replying with clarity rather than impulse.
Sañjaya narrates that Viśoka speaks, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna—identified by his patronymic Pārṣata—hears him and replies to the charioteer in the middle of the battle, setting up the next tactical or moral exchange.