Shloka 383
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa
के नु पश्चादवर्तन्त गच्छन्तो दुर्गमां गतिम् कौन-कौनसे वीर उस समय निकटसे द्रोणाचार्यकी रक्षा करते हुए उनके आगे रहकर युद्ध करते थे और कौन-कौन योद्धा दुर्गम मार्गपर पैर बढ़ाते हुए उनके पीछे रहकर रक्षा करते थे?
ke nu paścād avartanta gacchanto durgamāṃ gatim
持国王问道：“当他们沿着那条难以通行的路线推进时，哪些勇士在前方迎战、近身护卫德罗纳阿阇黎？又有哪些战士在后方作为后卫，踏着险途而行时守护在他身后？”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic dimension of warfare: protecting one’s commander is a defined responsibility, requiring disciplined allocation of vanguard and rear-guard roles. It underscores accountability in collective action—who took which duty in a dangerous advance.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions Sañjaya about the Kaurava battle arrangement around Droṇa: as the army moved through a perilous tactical course, he wants to know which warriors stayed behind as the rear-guard (and, by implication from the accompanying sense, who fought in front) to safeguard Droṇācārya.