Shloka 45
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
ततः सज्जो महाराज द्रौणिराहवदुर्मद: । अर्जुनं योधयामास संशप्तकवृतो रणे,महाराज! फिर युद्धसज्जासे सुसज्जित हो रणभूमिमें संशप्तकोंसे घिरा हुआ रणदुर्मद द्रोणकुमार अर्जुनके साथ युद्ध करने लगा
tataḥ sajjo mahārāja drauṇir āhavadurmadāḥ | arjunaṃ yodhayāmāsa saṃśaptakavṛto raṇe ||
三阇耶说道：于是，大王啊，德劳尼——因战场怒焰而自负狂烈——摆开阵势，准备交锋。战场上他被“誓死军”三摩湿跋多迦（Saṃśaptaka）团团围住，却仍与阿周那展开凶猛决斗，使这场战争在道义与谋略上的张力愈发尖锐：誓言、忠诚与嗔怒驱使武士们投入无休止的对抗。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how vows and martial duty can intensify conflict: warriors bound by oaths (Saṃśaptakas) and driven by pride or battle-fury (durmada) press into combat. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension—dharma in war is not only about courage, but also about mastering anger and ambition so that duty does not become mere violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi), fully prepared for battle and surrounded by the Saṃśaptakas, directly engages Arjuna in combat on the battlefield, signaling a focused and intense confrontation within the larger war.