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Shloka 25

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ

Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation

भारद्वाजस्ततस्तूर्ण पाण्डवानां महाचमूम्‌ । दारयामास समरे शतशो5थ सहस्रश:,तब द्रोणाचार्यने संग्रामभूमिमें तुरंत ही पाण्डवोंकी विशाल वाहिनीको विदीर्ण करना आरम्भ किया। सैकड़ों-हजारों योद्धा धराशायी हो गये

sañjaya uvāca |

bhāradvājas tatas tūrṇaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahācamūm |

dārayāmāsa samare śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||

Sañjaya nói: Rồi bấy giờ, con trai của Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) lập tức bắt đầu xẻ toang đạo quân mênh mông của phe Pāṇḍava giữa chiến địa. Trong đợt công kích ấy, chiến sĩ ngã xuống hàng trăm, thậm chí hàng nghìn—một hình ảnh cho thấy đà chiến tranh không ngừng nghỉ, nơi sức mạnh và mưu lược lấn át lòng trắc ẩn, và cánh đồng trở thành nơi thử thách bổn phận kṣatriya cùng cái giá khủng khiếp của nó.

भारद्वाजःBhāradvāja (Drona)
भारद्वाजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
तूर्णम्quickly
तूर्णम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूर्णम् (अव्यय)
पाण्डवानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas
पाण्डवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
महाचमूम्the great army
महाचमूम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाचमू (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दारयामासtore asunder/began to split
दारयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootदॄ (धातु)
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शतशःby hundreds/in hundreds
शतशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतशः (अव्यय)
अथand/then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
सहस्रशःby thousands/in thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशः (अव्यय)

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)
P
Pāṇḍavas
P
Pāṇḍava army (mahācamū)
B
battlefield (samara)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the grim ethical tension of kṣatriya-dharma: even when action is framed as duty and skill, war rapidly becomes mass suffering. It invites reflection on responsibility, the momentum of violence, and the human cost that accompanies martial excellence.

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, identified by the patronymic Bhāradvāja, swiftly begins to break and split the Pāṇḍavas’ large battle formation, causing heavy casualties—hundreds and thousands falling as the fight intensifies.