Shloka 7
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
ते मन: क्रूरमाधाय समभित्यक्तजीविता: । पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त सर्व एवोच्छितध्वजा:,वे समस्त कौरव सैनिक अपने मनको कठोर बना प्राणोंकी बाजी लगाकर ऊँची ध्वजाएँ फहराते हुए पाण्डवोंपर धावा करने लगे
te manaḥ krūram ādhāya samabhityaktajīvitāḥ | pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta sarva evochchhitadhvajāḥ ||
三阇耶说道：他们使心肠变得冷硬，赌上性命；一切俱卢勇士皆高举旗幡，向般度诸子猛冲而去。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner intention shapes action: when the mind is set in cruelty (krūra-manas), courage and readiness to die can become instruments of adharma. It invites reflection on the ethical quality of resolve—whether it serves duty and justice or merely intensifies violence.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava forces, fully committed and unafraid of death, advance in a massed assault against the Pāṇḍavas, with their standards flying—an image of organized, determined attack at a critical moment in the battle.