Shloka 43
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
उत्सृज्य वाहान् समरे चोदयन्तस्तथा परे
utsṛjya vāhān samare codayantastathā pare
قال سانجيا: في تلك المعركة، ترك بعضُهم مطاياهم، بينما ظلّ آخرون—ومن الجانب المقابل أيضًا—يسوقون خيولهم إلى الأمام، ماضين وسط فوضى الحرب.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the mixed human responses in war—some lose nerve and abandon their means of fighting, while others persist and press forward. Ethically, it underscores how fear, resolve, and duty manifest differently under extreme pressure.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene: amid the fighting, certain warriors discard their mounts, whereas others—also among the opposing forces—continue urging their animals onward, intensifying the clash.