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तं श्रुत्वा तु महानादं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
सैन्धवं निहतं मेने फल्गुनेन महात्मना ॥
ततो वादित्रघोषेण स्वान् योधान् अभिहर्षयन् ॥
अभ्यवर्तत संग्रामे भारद्वाजं युयुत्सया ॥
ततः प्रववृते राजन्न् अस्तं गच्छति भास्करे ॥
द्रोणस्य सोमकैः सार्धं संग्रामो लोमहर्षणः ॥
ते तु सर्वप्रयत्नेन भारद्वाजं जिघांसवः ॥
सैन्धवे निहते राजन्न् अयुध्यन्त महारथाः ॥
taṃ śrutvā tu mahānādaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
saindhavaṃ nihataṃ mene phalgunena mahātmanā ||
tato vāditraghoṣeṇa svān yodhān abhiharṣayan ||
abhyavartata saṃgrāme bhāradvājaṃ yuyutsayā ||
tataḥ pravavṛte rājann astaṃ gacchati bhāskare ||
droṇasya somakaiḥ sārdhaṃ saṃgrāmo lomaharṣaṇaḥ ||
te tu sarvaprayatnena bhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsavaḥ ||
saindhave nihate rājann ayudhyanta mahārathāḥ ||
Hearing that mighty roar, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, understood that the great-souled Phalguna had slain Saindhava. Then, gladdening his warriors with the sound of instruments, he advanced into battle against Bharadvaja, eager for the fight. Then, O king, as the sun was sinking toward its setting, there broke out between Drona and the Somakas a battle that made the hair stand on end. And they, the great warriors, striving with all their might to slay Bharadvaja, fought on even after Saindhava had been slain, O king.
1868c54b50c6 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:31:37 PM UTC
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The news of victory travels on that roar, and Yudhishthira, heartened, moves against Drona: a vow fulfilled gives strength to the whole army. It is telling that the battle does not end with Jayadratha's fall — Drona still lies ahead: one goal is reached, but the war goes on. The verse teaches that the fulfillment of a great duty is not an end but a new threshold; and the joy of victory turns at once into readiness for the next trial, for the path of dharma knows no resting on a single summit.