Shloka 22
Adhyāya 107 — बहुयुद्धप्रकरणम्
Multiple Defensive Engagements to Protect Bhīṣma
हताश्वात् तु रथात् तूर्ण सोडवप्लुत्य महारथ:
hatāśvāt tu rathāt tūrṇaṃ soḍavaplutya mahārathaḥ
قال سنجيا: ثم إنَّ ذلك المحارب العظيم، لما رأى خيول عربته قد قُتلت، وثب سريعًا من العربة وثبةً واحدة—صورةٌ لعزمٍ في ساحة القتال وسط خسارةٍ مباغتة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness and prompt action under adversity: even when a key support (the horses) is lost, the warrior does not collapse into despair but responds decisively—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma in war.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, a great warrior’s chariot has become disabled because its horses are killed; he immediately jumps down from the chariot, preparing to continue the fight on foot or seek another conveyance.