Shloka 9
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
तस्य ते शिरसा गृहा वचन युद्धदुर्मदा: । अभ्युद्ययू रणे पार्थास्तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्
tasya te śirasā gṛhā vacana yuddha-durmadāḥ | abhyudyayū raṇe pārthās tava putrasya śāsanāt ||
سنجے نے کہا—تمہارے بیٹے کے حکم سے، جنگ کے نشے میں سرکش پارتھوں نے اس کے قول کو سر پر رکھ کر میدانِ کارزار کے لیے اٹھ کھڑے ہوئے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how commands in a war setting can be accepted with unquestioning resolve ('taking on the head'), yet it also warns of the moral danger of yuddha-durmada—war-born arrogance that clouds judgment and intensifies conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, following Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son’s order, the Pārthas advanced into battle, accepting the instruction as binding and moving forward with heightened martial fervor.