Shloka 1
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
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sañjaya uvāca | tasmin mahati saṅkrande rājā duryodhanas tadā | parājayaṃ rākṣasena nāmṛṣyata parantapaḥ | gāṅgeyām upasaṅgamya vinayenābhivādya ca | kathayāmāsa durdharṣo viniḥśvasya punaḥ punaḥ |
桑阇耶说：在那场大战的喧嚣中，灼敌如火的都利约陀那王，无法忍受自己竟被一名罗刹所挫败。他走近恒伽之子毗湿摩，谦恭俯首致敬，随后将事情原原本本禀告。那难以屈服的战士一次又一次长叹，诉说伽托迦遮如何得胜、自己如何受辱而败——显露出在战争的道德混沌里，骄矜与绝望如何沉重地压在统帅之心。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment to prestige and intolerance of setback drive a ruler to seek support from authority. Even a proud warrior must adopt humility before elders when circumstances expose his limits—suggesting that in war, ethical steadiness and wise counsel are more sustaining than wounded ego.
During a fierce battle, Duryodhana suffers a humiliating reverse at the hands of a rākṣasa (contextually, Ghaṭotkaca). Unable to bear it, he goes to Bhīṣma, salutes him respectfully, and reports the events in detail, repeatedly sighing as he recounts the rākṣasa’s success and his own defeat.