Shloka 56
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
शत्रुञ्जय: शत्रुसह: सर्वे क्रुद्धा यशस्विन: । प्रत्युद्याता महाराज केकयान् भ्रातर: समम्
sañjaya uvāca | śatruñjayaḥ śatrusahaḥ sarve kruddhā yaśasvinaḥ | pratyudyātā mahārāja kekayān bhrātaraḥ samam naraśvara | durmukha durjaya yuvā vīra durmarṣaṇa śatruñjaya tathā śatrusaha—ete sarve yaśasvino vīrāḥ krodham āpūrya kekayānāṃ pañcānāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ pratyudgamanāya sahaiva agre jagmuḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: O dakilang hari, O panginoon ng mga tao—sina Durmukha, Durjaya, ang batang bayani na si Durmarṣaṇa, si Śatruñjaya at si Śatrusaha—pawang mga bantog na mandirigma, nag-aalab sa galit, ay sabay-sabay na sumulong upang salubungin sa labanan ang limang magkakapatid na Kekaya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) and the pursuit of martial glory can propel renowned warriors into escalating violence. Even when valor is praised, ethical restraint remains crucial; unchecked wrath tends to intensify conflict rather than resolve it.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a group of Kaurava warriors—Durmukha, Durjaya, the young Durmarṣaṇa, Śatruñjaya, and Śatrusaha—move forward together, enraged, to confront the five Kekaya brothers on the battlefield.