Shloka 24
परिगृहा हि यद् युद्धे धृष्टहुम्नो व्यवस्थित: । एकाकी भरतमश्रेष्ठ ततो दुर्योधनो नृूप:,इन सबको साथ लेकर सेनापति धृष्टद्युम्न युद्धभूमिमें खड़े थे। उधर राजा दुर्योधन अकेला हो गया था
parigṛhā hi yad yuddhe dhṛṣṭadyumno vyavasthitaḥ | ekākī bharatamśreṣṭha tato duryodhano nṛpaḥ ||
Sañjaya thưa: “Bởi trong chiến trận, Dhṛṣṭadyumna đứng vững trên chiến địa, được các lực lượng yểm trợ vây quanh; hỡi bậc ưu tú nhất trong dòng Bharata, vua Duryodhana đã bị bỏ lại một mình.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological contrast in war: disciplined leadership supported by allies versus the vulnerability of isolation. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, power in battle is not merely personal valor but also the cohesion of one’s forces and the consequences of choices that can leave a ruler unsupported.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna is firmly positioned on the battlefield with his surrounding supporters, while Duryodhana, by contrast, has become solitary—suggesting a turning point where the Kaurava king is left without adequate backing.