Shloka 31
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility
Book 6, Chapter 61
ततो भीष्मश्र द्रोणश्षु सैन्धवश्ष जयद्रथ: । पुरुमित्रो जयो भोज: शल्यश्वापि ससौबल:
tato bhīṣmaś ca droṇaś ca saindhavaś ca jayadrathaḥ | purumitraḥ jayo bhojaḥ śalyaś cāpi sasaubalaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：随后，毗湿摩与德罗那，以及信度之王阇耶德罗陀，又有普鲁密多罗、阇耶、婆阇、沙利耶与娑乌婆罗族的沙昆尼——这些勇士如狮般骁猛，战阵中难以抵当——一次又一次击破并驱散般度族的军阵。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the relentless momentum of war: repeated tactical success can fracture even a strong army. Ethically, it points to the grim reality that prowess and coordination, when applied without restraint, magnify suffering and pressure the combatants’ commitment to dharma amid violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that leading Kaurava champions—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Jayadratha, and others including Śalya and Śakuni—are repeatedly breaking the formations of the Pāṇḍava forces, indicating Kaurava battlefield dominance at this moment.