Shloka 31
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कुन्तीपुत्रस्य पौरुषम् । द्रोणेन वार्यमाणो5पि निजघ्ने यत् सुतांस्तव
tatrādbhutam apaśyāma kuntīputrasya pauruṣam | droṇena vāryamāṇo 'pi nijaghne yat sutāṁs tava ||
Tại đó, chúng tôi đã chứng kiến điều kỳ lạ—oai dũng của người con Kuntī. Dẫu Droṇa cố ngăn cản, ông vẫn đánh gục các con của ngài.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights extraordinary valor displayed in war and the limits of external restraint: even a revered teacher’s attempt to check a warrior may fail when the momentum of battle and kṣatriya-duty drive action. It implicitly raises ethical tension between reverence for elders/teachers and the uncompromising demands of battlefield dharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that they witnessed astonishing heroism from Kuntī’s son (typically Arjuna). Despite Droṇa’s efforts to restrain him, he nevertheless struck down Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons—indicating a fierce engagement where Arjuna’s effectiveness overcomes attempted intervention.