Mahabharata 7.95.32 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 32
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
दुर्योधनसमादिष्टा: कुछ्जरै: पर्वतोपमै: । प्राच्याश्व दाक्षिणात्याश्व॒ कलिड्गप्रमुखा नूपा:
sañjaya uvāca | duryodhana-samādiṣṭāḥ kuñjaraiḥ parvatopamaiḥ | prācyāś ca dākṣiṇātyāś ca kaliṅga-pramukhā nṛpāḥ arjunam paryavārayan ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa utos ni Duryodhana, ang mga hari mula sa silangan at timog—pinangungunahan ng pinuno ng Kaliṅga—ay pumalibot kay Arjuna gamit ang mga elepanteng waring kasingtangkad ng mga bundok.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how authority and allegiance in wartime can drive many rulers to participate in overwhelming force against a single target; ethically, it invites reflection on responsibility—whether obedience to a commander absolves one from the moral consequences of collective violence.
Sañjaya reports that, following Duryodhana’s orders, eastern and southern kings—especially the Kaliṅgas—deploy huge, mountain-like elephants to form a ring around Arjuna, attempting to contain and overpower him on the battlefield.
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