Shloka 15
Adhyāya 74 (Book 6, Bhīṣma-parva): Bhīma–Duryodhana re-engagement and afternoon escalation
नानानरगणौघैश्व दुःशासनपुर:सर: । जयद्रथश्न नृपति: सहित: सर्वराजभि:,इनके सिवा राजा जयद्रथ सम्पूर्ण राजाओंको साथ ले दुःशासनको आगे करके चला। उसके साथ भी अनेक जनपदोंके लोगोंकी पैदल सेना मौजूद थी
nānā-nara-gaṇaughaiś ca duḥśāsana-puraḥsaraḥ | jayadrathaś ca nṛpatiḥ sahitaḥ sarva-rājabhiḥ ||
三阇耶说道：率领着从诸多邦族汇聚而来的浩大步军，并将杜沙娑那置于前锋，阇耶德罗陀王在诸盟王的陪同下向前推进。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective action in war—alliances, mass mobilization, and the choice of who leads—amplifies consequences. Ethical responsibility is not limited to a single hero; it extends to commanders and allied rulers who enable and advance a cause.
Sañjaya describes a Kaurava-aligned advance: Duḥśāsana is placed at the front, while King Jayadratha moves forward accompanied by many allied kings and large bodies of infantry drawn from various peoples.