Shloka 34
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-समागमः
Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Engagement at Sunset
अभ्यधावज्जिगीषन्तस्तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम् | धृष्टद्युम्मन आदि समस्त पाण्डव योद्धा आपके पुत्रकी सेनाको जीतनेकी इच्छासे युद्धमें शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मपर ही चढ़ आये || ३३ है ।।
sañjaya uvāca | abhyadhāvaj jigīṣantas tava putrasya vāhinīm | dhṛṣṭadyumna-ādayaḥ samastāḥ pāṇḍava-yoddhāḥ śāntanunandana-bhīṣmaṃ prati samabhyapatanta | tathaiva kauravā rājan bhīṣma-droṇa-purogamāḥ pāṇḍava-senām abhyadravan | tataḥ ubhayor balayoḥ ghoraṃ yuddham abhavat ||
三阇耶说道：渴望胜利的般度诸将——以德里什塔丢摩那为首——全军奔袭，攻向你诸子之军，并直取圣多奴之子毗湿摩。同样地，国王啊，俱卢军以毗湿摩、德罗纳为前锋，也以猛烈之势扑向般度军。于是两军之间爆发了可怖的大战；双方皆为忠诚与求胜之心所驱，狠狠相撞，鏖战不息。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective resolve and loyalty to one’s side propel action in war: both armies, led by their foremost commanders, surge forward seeking victory. Ethically, it underscores the Mahabharata’s recurring tension—dharma as duty and allegiance versus the destructive momentum of conflict once leaders and troops commit to battle.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that the Pandava warriors, led by Dhrishtadyumna, charge the Kaurava army and aim directly at Bhishma. In response, the Kauravas, with Bhishma and Drona in front, counter-charge the Pandava forces, and a fierce general engagement begins between the two sides.