Shloka 86
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
ततः स्वशिबिरं प्राप्य व्यतिष्ठन्त ससैनिका: । दुर्योधनकी खोज करते-करते जब पाण्डवोंके वाहन बहुत थक गये, तब सभी पाण्डव सैनिकोंसहित अपने शिविरमें आकर ठहर गये
tataḥ svaśibiraṃ prāpya vyatiṣṭhanta sasainikāḥ |
قال سَنْجَيا: ثم لما بلغوا معسكرهم وقفوا فيه مع جموعهم. وبعد أن فتّشوا عن دُريودَهَنَة حتى أُنهِكت مطاياهم، رجع أبناء بريثا (الباندافا) بقواتهم وأقاموا في المعسكر—اعترافًا ضمنيًّا بحدود المطاردة وبضرورة إعادة التنظيم تحت وطأة الحرب.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in righteous struggle, action must be tempered by discernment: when pursuit exhausts men and mounts, it is prudent to withdraw, consolidate, and preserve strength rather than press on blindly.
After an extended search for Duryodhana that leaves their mounts worn out, the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by their troops, reach their own camp and halt there.