Shloka 9
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
अभिद्रुतं चास्त्र भृतां वरिष्ठ धनंजयं वीक्ष्य शिखण्डिमुख्या:
abhidrutaṃ cāstra-bhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ dhanaṃjayaṃ vīkṣya śikhaṇḍi-mukhyāḥ
Wika ni Sañjaya: Nang makita si Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—ang pinakadakila sa mga may tangan ng sandata—na sinasalakay nang marahas, napansin ito ng mga mandirigmang pinangungunahan ni Śikhaṇḍin at kumilos upang tumugon.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic that excellence invites concentrated opposition and strategic counter-moves; duty (kṣatriya-dharma) is enacted not only through valor but through coordinated leadership under pressure.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, the foremost weapon-wielder, is being aggressively attacked/charged; seeing this, the group led by Śikhaṇḍin reacts—indicating a tactical moment where Arjuna becomes the central target and Śikhaṇḍin’s side responds as a unit.