Shloka 33
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
विद्रुतान् रथिनो दृष्टवा निरुत्साहान् द्विषज्जये । पलायनकृतोत्साहान् मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रका:,मेरे मनमें यह बात आती है कि अपने रथियोंको शत्रु-विजयकी ओरसे उत्साहशून्य होकर भागते और भागनेमें ही बहादुरी दिखाते देख मेरे पुत्र शोक कर रहे होंगे
vidrutān rathino dṛṣṭvā nirutsāhān dviṣajjaye | palāyanakṛtotsāhān manye śocanti putrakāḥ ||
শত্ৰুজয়ৰ প্ৰতি উৎসাহহীন হৈ ৰথীসকলক পলাই যোৱা আৰু পলায়নতেই যেন বীৰত্ব দেখুওৱা দেখি, মই ভাবোঁ মোৰ পুত্ৰসকল শোক কৰিছে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical collapse that occurs when the aim of battle (victory grounded in duty and resolve) is replaced by fear: energy that should serve righteous effort becomes misdirected into flight, producing shame and grief for leaders and kin.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava chariot-warriors are retreating in a dispirited state, and he infers that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons are sorrowing as they witness their forces abandon the prospect of defeating the enemy.