Shloka 1
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
ऑपन--माजल बछ। अ-छऋाज नवतितमो< ध्याय: इरावानके द्वारा शकुनिके भाइयोंका तथा राक्षस अलम्बुषके द्वारा इरावानका वध संजय उवाच वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे राजन् वीरवरक्षये । शकुनि: सौबल: श्रीमान् पाण्डवान् समुपाद्रवत्
sañjaya uvāca | vartamāne tathā raudre rājan vīravarakṣaye | śakuniḥ saubalaḥ śrīmān pāṇḍavān samupādravat ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，当那可怖的战斗——足以毁灭诸位最上勇士——正酣然进行之时，苏婆罗之子、声名显赫的沙昆尼向般度诸王发起了进攻。此言表明：纵在战争普遍崩坏之中，个人的抉择与权谋仍在驱动冲突前行，使本已浸透杀戮的时刻，侵略之举更添沉重的道德分量。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when war has become a collective catastrophe, moral agency remains: deliberate aggression and calculated hostility still deepen adharma and amplify suffering. The verse highlights how personal intent and strategy operate within—and worsen—the broader devastation.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that, as the fierce battle continued and many great warriors were being destroyed, Shakuni (son of Subala) advanced to attack the Pandavas, marking a new tactical push by the Kaurava side.